2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
All 5 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 3 2 Seats won 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 759,460 698,241 Percentage 51.25% 47.12% Swing 3.53% 3.45%
Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60-70%   70–80%   80–90%

The Iowa United States House of Representatives election in 2008 was held on November 4, 2008 and determined who would hold Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives during 2009-10. Each of the five incumbents was up for election, and each won re-election.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2008
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	759,460	51.25%	3	—
	Republican	698,241	47.12%	2	—
	Independents	24,106	1.63%	0	—
Totals		1,481,807	100.00%	5	—

2008 Iowa's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Bruce Braley David Hartsuch Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 186,991 102,439 Percentage 64.6% 35.4%

County results Braley:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representatives before election Bruce Braley Democratic Elected U.S. Representatives Bruce Braley Democratic

District 1

See also: Iowa's 1st congressional district

Democrat Bruce Braley, an attorney from Waterloo, the incumbent, was completing his first term. His Republican challenger was state Senator David Hartsuch. CQ Politics forecast the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Iowa's 1st congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Braley (inc.)	186,991	64.61
	Republican	David Hartsuch	102,439	35.39
Total votes			289,430	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: Iowa's 2nd congressional district

Democrat Dave Loebsack of Mount Vernon, a former political science professor at Cornell College, the incumbent, was also completing his first term. His Republican challenger was U.S. Army Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was also challenged by the Green Party's Wendy Barth and by Brian White, who was nominated by petition. CQ Politics forecast the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Iowa's 2nd congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Loebsack (inc.)	175,218	57.24
	Republican	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	118,778	38.80
	Green	Wendy Barth	6,664	2.18
	Independent	Brian White	5,437	1.78
Total votes			306,097	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Iowa's 3rd congressional district

Leonard Boswell, a Democrat from Des Moines, the incumbent, was completing his sixth term. His Republican challenger was Kim Schmett and his Socialist Workers Party challenger was Frank Forrestal. CQ Politics forecast the race as 'Safe Democrat'.

Iowa's 3rd congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leonard Boswell (inc.)	176,904	56.40
	Republican	Kim Schmett	132,136	42.13
	Socialist Workers	Frank V. Forrestal	4,599	1.46
Total votes			313,639	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Iowa's 4th congressional district

Republican Tom Latham of Alexander, the incumbent, was completing his eighth term. His Democratic challenger was Becky Greenwald. CQ Politics forecast the race as 'Safe Republican'.

Iowa's 4th congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Latham (inc.)	185,458	60.57
	Democratic	Becky Greenwald	120,746	39.43
Total votes			306,204	100.00
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Iowa's 5th congressional district

Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, the incumbent, was completing his third term. His Democratic challenger was Rob Hubler and was also challenged by independent candidate Victor Vara. CQ Politics forecast the race as 'Safe Republican'.

Iowa's 5th congressional district election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve King (inc.)	159,430	59.84
	Democratic	Rob Hubler	99,601	37.38
	Independent	Victor Vara	7,406	2.78
Total votes			266,437	100.00
	Republican hold

External links

• Candidate list from the Iowa Secretary of State's office.
• U.S. Congress candidates for Iowa at Project Vote Smart
• Iowa U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions for Iowa congressional races from OpenSecrets