2008 Iowa Senate election

Iowa State Senate elections, 2008

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| ← 2006 | November 4, 2008 | 2010 →

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25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
|   | Majority party  | Minority party

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Leader  | Jack Kibbie | Ron Wieck
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Leader's seat  | 4th | 27th
Last election  | 30 | 20
Seats before  | 30 | 20
Seats after  | 32 | 18
Seat change  | 2 | 2

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Results of the elections:
Democratic gain      Republican gain
Democratic hold      Republican hold
No election

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| President of the Senate before election

Jack Kibbie
Democratic

| Elected President of the Senate

Jack Kibbie
Democratic

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The 2008 Iowa Senate election were held on November 4, 2008. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority - marking the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office.[1] They expanded this majority by two seats in the 2008 elections.

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Stateline[2] | Likely D  | October 15, 2008

## Overview

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Iowa Senate: pre-election | Seats

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| Democratic-held  | 30
| Republican-held  | 20
Total
| 50
2006 Elections

| Democratic held and uncontested  | 19
| Contested  | 20
| Republican held and uncontested  | 11
Total
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Iowa Senate: post-election | Seats

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| Democratic-held  | 32
| Republican-held  | 18
Total
| 50

[3][4] from the Iowa Secretary of State.

## General election

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District  | Party  | Incumbent  | Status  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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2  |  | Republican | Dave Mulder[5] |  |  | Republican | Randy Feenstra | 24,595  |
4  |  | Democratic | John P. Kibbie | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | John P. Kibbie | 18,059  |
| Grassroots For Life  | Ken Vaske  | 7,258  |
6  |  | Republican | E. Thurman Gaskill |  |  | Republican | Merlin Bartz | 14,299  |
| Democratic | Doug Thompson  | 12,496  |
| Independent | Kenneth J. Abrams  | 2,241  |
8  |  | Republican | Mark Zieman | Lost re-election.  |  | Democratic | Mary Jo Wilhelm | 14,862  |
| Republican | Mark Zieman | 13,836  |
10  |  | Democratic | Jeff Danielson | Won Re-election.  |  | Democratic | Jeff Danielson | 16,103  |
| Republican | Walt Rogers  | 16,081  |
12  |  | Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Brian Schoenjahn | 17,402  |
| Republican | Rebecca Wearmouth  | 9,641  |
14  |  | Democratic | Michael Connolly |  |  | Democratic | Pam Jochum | 19,443  |
| Republican | John Hulsizer, Jr.  | 8,428  |
16  |  | Democratic | Tom Hancock | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Tom Hancock | 17,129  |
| Republican | Dave McLaughlin  | 13,660  |
18  |  | Republican | Mary Lundby |  |  | Democratic | Swati A. Dandekar | 20,667  |
| Republican | Joe Childers  | 17,367  |
20  |  | Republican | John Putney |  |  | Republican | Tim L. Kapucian | 15,527  |
| Democratic | Randy L. Braden  | 13,916  |
22  |  | Republican | Larry McKibben |  |  | Democratic | Steve Sodders | 14,837  |
| Republican | Jarret P. Heil  | 11,846  |
24  |  | Republican | Jerry Behn | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | Jerry Behn | 22,970  |
| Democratic | Albert Sorensen | 16,233  |
26  |  | Republican | Steve Kettering | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | Steve Kettering | 22,853  |
28  |  | Republican | James A. Seymour | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | James A. Seymour | 17,188  |
30  |  | Republican | Pat Ward | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | Pat Ward | 21,842  |
32  |  | Republican | Brad Zaun | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | Brad Zaun | 23,190  |
34  |  | Democratic | Dick L. Dearden | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Dick L. Dearden | 17,705  |
| Republican | Scott Strosahl  | 9,617  |
36  |  | Republican | Paul McKinley | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | Paul McKinley | 18,236  |
| Democratic | Deb Ballalatak  | 10,579  |
38  |  | Democratic | Thomas J. Rielly | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Thomas J. Rielly | 16,332  |
| Republican | Michael C. Hadley  | 12,393  |
40  |  | Republican | James F. Hahn | Won re-election.  |  | Republican | James F. Hahn | 14,134  |
| Democratic | Sharon Savage  | 12,939  |
42  |  | Democratic | Frank B. Wood | Lost re-election.  |  | Republican | Shawn Hamerlinck | 16,447  |
| Democratic | Frank B. Wood | 16,063  |
44  |  | Democratic | Thomas G. Courtney | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Thomas G. Courtney | 15,601  |
| Republican | David Kerr  | 10,536  |
46  |  | Democratic | Eugene Fraise | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Eugene Fraise | 14,668  |
| Republican | Doug P. Abolt  | 11,088  |
48  |  | Republican | Jeff Angelo |  |  | Republican | Kim Reynolds | 14,274  |
| Democratic | Ruth Smith  | 11,653  |
| Independent | Rodney Schmidt  | 1,021  |
50  |  | Democratic | Michael E. Gronstal | Won re-election.  |  | Democratic | Michael E. Gronstal | 13,375  |
| Republican | Mark A. Brandenburg  | 9,740  |

## See also

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* United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2008
* Iowa Senate
* Iowa House of Representatives
* Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008
* Iowa General Assembly
* Political party strength in U.S. states

## References

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1. ^ "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
3. ^ "Candidate Listing by Office" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
4. ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
5. ^ Incumbent listing from "Members of the Iowa Senate: Eighty-Second General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2008.

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