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Iowa Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Iowa Congressional and Statewide Races
Presidential Caucuses: 1/3/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/14/08, Primary: 6/3/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/15/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: March 14, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
President, 49.9% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 37.58%,
'VP 04 nominee / ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 29.75%, U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 29.47%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 2.11%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.93%, uncommitted 0.14%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.02%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.00%, '04 candidate / U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.00%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 34.3%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 25.3%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 13.4%, U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 13.1%, '88 Libertarian Party nominee / U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 10.0%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 3.5%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.4%, ex-Amb./ '04, '92 & '88 Senate nominee '96 & '00 Presidential candidate Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.0%,
Governor, 54.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Chet Culver (D), businessman Bruce Rastetter (R)?,
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 54.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Patty Judge (D),
Attorney General, unopposed in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Tom Miller (D),
Secretary of State, 53.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Michael A. Mauro (D),
Treasurer, 100% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald (D),
Auditor, 100% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
David A. Vaudt (R),
Agriculture Secretary, 51.3% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republilcan,
Bill Northey (R),
Senator, 54.2% in '02, 5th term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic,
Tom Harkin (D), ex-St. Rep. George S. Eichhorn (R), businessman Steve Rathje (R), Christopher Reed (R), Diana Newberry (SW),
Senator, 70.2% in '04, 5th term, Next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
Charles E. Grassley (R),
1st Congressional District, 55.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Bruce Braley (D), St. Sen. David Hartsuch (R),
2nd Congressional District, 51.4% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
David W. Loebsack (D), minister Lee Harder (R), ophthalmologist Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), Funeral director Peter Teahen (R),
3rd Congressional District, 51.8% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Leonard L. Boswell (D),
'06 Gov. cand. / ex-St. Rep. Ed Fallon (D),
ex-party counsel Kim Schmett (R), Frank Forrestal (SW),
4th Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
activist Becky Greenwald (D), businessman Kurt Meyer (D), disabled Marine vet. William J. Meyers (D), Vice President of the Iowa Farmer’s Union Kevin Miskell (D), Tom Latham (R),
5th Congressional District, 58.4% in '06, 3rd term, might run for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
retired Rev. Rob Hubler (D), Steve King (R),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Iowa Political Parties:
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates

4. Iowa Media Links:
Ames Tribune
Bedford Times-Press
Bloomfield Democrat
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Council Bluff Daily Nonpareil
Des Moines Register
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Humboldt Independent
Iowa.com
Iowa Farmer Today
The Iowan Magazine
Iowa Newspapers
Iowa Political Hotline
Iowa Press/IPTV
Iowa Public Television
Kalona News
KCAU TV-9
KCRG TV-9
KDSM TV-17
KLJB TV-18
KMEG TV
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Quad-City News
Quad-City Times
Radio Iowa
Sioux City Journal
Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier
WHO TV-13


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