The 8th District of the Iowa Senate is located in Western Iowa, and is currently composed of Fremont, Harrison, and Mills counties, and the majority of Pottawattamie County.
Current elected officials Mark Costello is the senator currently representing the 8th District.
The area of the 8th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts: The 15th District (represented by Matt Windschitl) The 16th District (represented by David Sieck)
The district is also located in Iowa's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra.
List of representatives
Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Democrat1846-1847Jefferson County Democrat1846-1851Jefferson County Whig1852-1855Davis County Democrat1856-1857Wapello County Democrat1858-1859Wapello County Democrat1860-1861Des Moines County Republican1862-1863Des Moines County Republican1864-1867Council Bluffs, Iowa Republican1868-1871Clarinda, Iowa Republican1872-1875Clarinda, Iowa Republican1876-1883Red Oak, Iowa Democrat1884-1887Mills County Republican1888-1891Montgomery County Republican1892-1895Malvern, Iowa Republican1896-1903Montgomery County Republican1904-1912Glenwood, Iowa Republican1913-1916Villisca, Iowa Republican1917-1920Red Oak, Iowa Republican1921-1928Glenwood, Iowa Republican1929-1932Red Oak, Iowa Republican1933-1936Montgomery County Republican1937-1944Emerson, Iowa Republican1945-1952Stanton, Iowa Republican1953-1956Mills County Republican1957-1960Mills County Republican1961-1962Montgomery County Republican1963-1966Mount Pleasant, Iowa Republican1967-1970Washington County Republican1970-1972Emmettsburg, Iowa Democrat1973-1976Fayette County Republican1977-1982Winneshiek County Democrat1983-1996Kossuth County Republican1997Kossuth CountyResigned from office in 1997. Republican1997-2002Hancock County Republican2003-2008Allamakee County Democrat2009-2012Cresco, Iowa Democrat2013-2016Council Bluffs, Iowa Republican2016-2022Council Bluffs, Iowa Republican2023–presentMills County
Historical district boundaries Source:
Map Description Years effective NotesJefferson County1846-1851From 1846 to 1857, district numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.Davis County1852-1855Wapello County1856-1859Des Moines County1860-1863Cass County Fremont CountyMills County Pottawattamie County1864-1867Adams County Montgomery County Page County Taylor County Union County1868-1869Adams County Fremont County Page County1870-1873Fremont County Montgomery County Page County1874-1877Adams County Mills County Montgomery County1878-1883Mills County Montgomery County1884-1962Henry County Jefferson County1963-1966Henry County Louisa County Washington County1967-1970Buena Vista County Clay County (partial) O'Brien County (partial) Palo Alto County Pocahontas County1971-1972Bremer County (partial) Chickasaw County (partial) Fayette County (partial) Howard County (partial) Winneshiek County (partial)1973-1982Hancock County (partial) Humboldt County Kossuth County Palo Alto County (partial) Pocahontas County (partial) Winnebago County (partial)1983-1992Hancock County Humboldt County Kossuth County (partial) Winnebago County Wright County (partial)1993-2002Allamakee County Chickasaw County Howard County (partial) Excluding Riceville Winneshiek County2003-2012Pottawattamie County (partial) Carter Lake Council Bluffs excluding some neighborhoods near Interstate 80 and Interstate 29 interchange.2013-2022 Fremont County Harrison County Mills County Pottawattamie County (partial) Excluding Knox Township Pleasant Township Avoca Council Bluffs Except portions East of Interstate 80 Carter Lake Shelby2023–Present
See also Iowa General Assembly Iowa Senate
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