2008 Iowa House of Representatives election explained

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.

House composition

Iowa House: pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-held54
 Republican-held46
 Total
100
2006 Elections
 Democratic held and uncontested10
 Contested84
 Republican held and uncontested6
 Total
100
Iowa House: post-electionSeats
 Democratic-held56
 Republican-held44
 Total
100

Results

The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list[2] and official results[3] from the Iowa Secretary of State.

See also

References

  1. Web site: State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007. 2007-01-07. 2007-07-05. State of Iowa. 1.
  2. Web site: Candidate Listing by Office. 2008-09-08. 2008-10-14. Iowa Secretary of State. https://web.archive.org/web/20081022210457/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/Gencandlist2008.pdf. 2008-10-22. dead.
  3. Web site: Official Results Report - Statewide . 2006-11-21 . 2007-07-04 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070715101939/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf . 2007-07-15 .