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Iowa Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Iowa Congressional and Statewide Results
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: November 4, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 49.9% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Obama Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 53.8%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 44.5%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (PF-CT) 0.5, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.3%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.1%, |
| James Harris (SW-CA) 0.0%, |
| Brian P. Moore (S-FL) 0.0%, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA) 0.0%, |
| Write in 0.4%, |
Senator, 54.2% in '02, 5th term, 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) 62.5%, |
Businessman / Navy vet. Christopher Reed (R) 37.4%, |
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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) 64.2%, |
St. Sen. David Hartsuch (R) 35.8%, |
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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) 57.1%, |
ophthalmologist Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 38.8%, |
'06 Gov. nominee Wendy S. Barth (G) 2.2%, |
| Brian White (I) 1.8%, |
3rd Congressional District, 51.8% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Leonard L. Boswell (D) 56.2%, |
ex-party counsel Kim Schmett (R) 42.2%, |
Frank V. Forrestal (SW) 1.5%, |
4th Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| activist / marketing manager Becky Greenwald (D) 39.4%, |
Tom Latham (R) 60.6%, |
'08 primary candidate / disabled Marine vet. William J. Meyers (WI), |
5th Congressional District, 58.4% in '06, 3rd term, 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) 37.3%, |
Steve King (R) 60.0%, |
Victor Vara (I) 2.7%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
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. |
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