Nov 14 2008
2008 Iowa Election Results
Republicans in the Iowa Senate are likely to consider new leadership in the wake of an election that again shrank their numbers.
The share of Republican seats has slipped each election since 2000, dropping from 30 to 29 to 25 to 20 to 18.
Iowa House Republicans meet Monday, and “we’ll be watching them,” said Sen. David Johnson, a Republican from Ocheyedan who supports Wieck.House Republican leader Christopher Rants of Sioux City also faces a challenge from one of his closest advisers, Kraig Paulsen, a Republican from Hiawatha.
House Republicans have seen their numbers shrink from 56 to 54 to 51 to 47 to 44 since 2000.
Take a few minutes to examine the election results from the Des Moines Register.
