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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.
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Candidates
First 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'.
Second 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'.
Third 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'.
Fourth 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'.
Fifth 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'.
General election
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 1 | Democratic | Bruce Braley | Won re-election.
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Democratic | Bruce Braley | 186,991 | |||
| Republican | David Hartsuch | 102,439 | |||||||
| 2 | Democratic | Dave Loebsack | Won re-election.
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Democratic | Dave Loebsack | 175,218 | |||
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 118,778 | |||||||
| Green | Wendy Barth | 6,664 | |||||||
| Independent | Brian White[1] | 5,437 | |||||||
| 3 | Democratic | Leonard Boswell | Won re-election.
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Democratic | Leonard Boswell | 176,904 | |||
| Republican | Kim Schmett | 132,136 | |||||||
| Socialist Workers | Frank V. Forrestal | 4,599 | |||||||
| 4 | Republican | Tom Latham | Won re-election.
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Republican | Tom Latham | 185,458 | |||
| Democratic | Becky Greenwald | 120,746 | |||||||
| 5 | Republican | Steve King | Won re-election.
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Republican | Steve King | 159,430 | |||
| Democratic | Rob Hubler | 99,601 | |||||||
| Independent | Victor Vara | 7,406 | |||||||
References
- ^ Brian White was listed as "Nominated by Petition."
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.org
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