2008_Iowa_Senate_election
The 2008 Iowa Senate election were held on November 4, 2008. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority - marking the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office.[1] They expanded this majority by two seats in the 2008 elections.
Quick Facts 25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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Iowa Senate: pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 30 | |
Republican-held | 20 | |
Total |
50 | |
2006 Elections | ||
Democratic held and uncontested | 19 | |
Contested | 20 | |
Republican held and uncontested | 11 | |
Total |
50 | |
Iowa Senate: post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-held | 32 | |
Republican-held | 18 | |
Total |
50 | |
The election took place on November 4, 2008. Candidate list[2] and official results[3] from the Iowa Secretary of State.
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- "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- "Candidate Listing by Office" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- Incumbent listing from "Members of the Iowa Senate: Eighty-Second General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2008.