Election Name: | 2008 Iowa House of Representatives election |
Country: | Iowa |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2006 Iowa House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Next Election: | 2010 Iowa House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 51 |
Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
Leader1: | Pat Murphy |
Party1: | Democratic |
Leader Since1: | January 4, 2003 |
Leaders Seat1: | 28th district |
Last Election1: | 54 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Seats After1: | 57 |
Leader2: | Christopher Rants (stepped down) |
Party2: | Republican |
Leader Since2: | January 4, 2003 |
Leaders Seat2: | 54th district |
Last Election2: | 46 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 43 |
Map Size: | 400px |
Speaker of the House | |
Before Election: | Pat Murphy |
Before Party: | Democratic |
After Election: | Pat Murphy |
After Party: | Democratic |
The 2008 Iowa House of Representatives election were held on November 4, 2008. The Iowa House, like the United States House of Representatives, is up for re-election in its entirety every two years. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority - this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office.[1] Democrats retained this majority following the 2008 elections.
Iowa House: pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 54 | |
Republican-held | 46 | |
Total | 100 | |
2006 Elections | ||
Democratic held and uncontested | 10 | |
Contested | 84 | |
Republican held and uncontested | 6 | |
Total | 100 | |
Iowa House: post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 56 | |
Republican-held | 44 | |
Total | 100 | |
The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list[2] and official results[3] from the Iowa Secretary of State.