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Iowa State Senate elections, 2008

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November 4, 2008

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25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

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

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

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. They expanded this majority by two seats in the 2008 elections.

Senate composition

Iowa Senate: pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	30
	Republican-held	20
Total		50

2006 Elections
	Democratic held and uncontested	19
	Contested	20
	Republican held and uncontested	11
Total		50

Iowa Senate: post-election		Seats
	Democratic-held	32
	Republican-held	18
Total		50

Results

The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list and official results from the Iowa Secretary of State.

General election

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes
2	Republican	Dave Mulder		Republican	Randy Feenstra	24,595
4	Democratic	John P. Kibbie	Won re-election.	Democratic	John P. Kibbie	18,059
4	Democratic	John P. Kibbie	Won re-election.	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
8	Republican	Mark Zieman	Lost re-election.	Republican	Mark Zieman	13,836
10	Democratic	Jeff Danielson	Won Re-election.	Democratic	Jeff Danielson	16,103
10	Democratic	Jeff Danielson	Won Re-election.	Republican	Walt Rogers	16,081
12	Democratic	Brian Schoenjahn	Won re-election.	Democratic	Brian Schoenjahn	17,402
12	Democratic	Brian Schoenjahn	Won re-election.	Republican	Rebecca Wearmouth	9,641
14	Democratic	Michael Connolly		Democratic	Pam Jochum	19,443
14	Democratic	Michael Connolly		Republican	John Hulsizer, Jr.	8,428
16	Democratic	Tom Hancock	Won re-election.	Democratic	Tom Hancock	17,129
16	Democratic	Tom Hancock	Won re-election.	Republican	Dave McLaughlin	13,660
18	Republican	Mary Lundby		Democratic	Swati A. Dandekar	20,667
18	Republican	Mary Lundby		Republican	Joe Childers	17,367
20	Republican	John Putney		Republican	Tim L. Kapucian	15,527
20	Republican	John Putney		Democratic	Randy L. Braden	13,916
22	Republican	Larry McKibben		Democratic	Steve Sodders	14,837
22	Republican	Larry McKibben		Republican	Jarret P. Heil	11,846
24	Republican	Jerry Behn	Won re-election.	Republican	Jerry Behn	22,970
24	Republican	Jerry Behn	Won re-election.	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
34	Democratic	Dick L. Dearden	Won re-election.	Republican	Scott Strosahl	9,617
36	Republican	Paul McKinley	Won re-election.	Republican	Paul McKinley	18,236
36	Republican	Paul McKinley	Won re-election.	Democratic	Deb Ballalatak	10,579
38	Democratic	Thomas J. Rielly	Won re-election.	Democratic	Thomas J. Rielly	16,332
38	Democratic	Thomas J. Rielly	Won re-election.	Republican	Michael C. Hadley	12,393
40	Republican	James F. Hahn	Won re-election.	Republican	James F. Hahn	14,134
40	Republican	James F. Hahn	Won re-election.	Democratic	Sharon Savage	12,939
42	Democratic	Frank B. Wood	Lost re-election.	Republican	Shawn Hamerlinck	16,447
42	Democratic	Frank B. Wood	Lost re-election.	Democratic	Frank B. Wood	16,063
44	Democratic	Thomas G. Courtney	Won re-election.	Democratic	Thomas G. Courtney	15,601
44	Democratic	Thomas G. Courtney	Won re-election.	Republican	David Kerr	10,536
46	Democratic	Eugene Fraise	Won re-election.	Democratic	Eugene Fraise	14,668
46	Democratic	Eugene Fraise	Won re-election.	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
50	Democratic	Michael E. Gronstal	Won re-election.	Republican	Mark A. Brandenburg	9,740

References

"State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
"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.
"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.
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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