| 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.