Iowa's 8th Senate district explained
| State: | Iowa |
| District: | 8 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Mark Costello |
| Party: | Republican |
The 8th District of the Iowa Senate is located in Western Iowa, and is currently composed of Fremont, Harrison, and Mills counties, and the majority of Pottawattamie County.[1]
Current elected officials
Mark Costello is the senator currently representing the 8th District.
The area of the 8th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:[2]
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
List of representatives
[3]
| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
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| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1846-1847 | Jefferson County | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1846-1851 | Jefferson County | |
| bgcolor= | | Whig | 1852-1855 | Davis County | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1856-1857 | Wapello County | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1858-1859 | Wapello County | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1860-1861 | Des Moines County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1862-1863 | Des Moines County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1864-1867 | Council Bluffs, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1868-1871 | Clarinda, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1872-1875 | Clarinda, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1876-1883 | Red Oak, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1884-1887 | Mills County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1888-1891 | Montgomery County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1892-1895 | Malvern, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1896-1903 | Montgomery County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1904-1912 | Glenwood, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1913-1916 | Villisca, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1917-1920 | Red Oak, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1921-1928 | Glenwood, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1929-1932 | Red Oak, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1933-1936 | Montgomery County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1937-1944 | Emerson, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1945-1952 | Stanton, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1953-1956 | Mills County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1957-1960 | Mills County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1961-1962 | Montgomery County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1963-1966 | Mount Pleasant, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1967-1970 | Washington County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1970-1972 | Emmettsburg, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1973-1976 | Fayette County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1977-1982 | Winneshiek County | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 1983-1996 | Kossuth County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1997 | Kossuth County | Resigned from office in 1997. |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 1997-2002 | Hancock County | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 2003-2008 | Allamakee County | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 2009-2012 | Cresco, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Democrat | 2013-2016 | Council Bluffs, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 2016-2022 | Council Bluffs, Iowa | |
| bgcolor= | | Republican | 2023–Present | Mills County | | |
Historical District Boundaries
Source:[4]
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/SenateStatewide8x11_color.pdf
- https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Redist/2011/2011-03-31/HouseStatewide8x11_color.pdf
- Web site: District 8 historic senators .
- Web site: Iowa State Senate District 2 Historic Legislators .
- Web site: 1846 Iowa Constitution .
