2008 in Iowa

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The following is a list of events of the year 2008 in Iowa.

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Chet Culver (D)

Events

• January 3 - Mike Huckabee wins the Iowa caucuses with 34.4% of the vote.^[1]
• March 23 - Steven Sueppel murdered his wife and 4 adopted children in his home in Iowa City. He later committed suicide by crashing his minivan into a concrete abutment.^[2]
• May 12 - A raid at the Agriprocessors, Inc., kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing plant in Postville, arresting 398 employees, 98% of whom were Latino.^[3]
• May 25 - An EF5 tornado touched down in Parkersburg, killing 9 and causing $100 million in damages.^[4]
• June 8 - July 1 - Iowa flood of 2008, caused major flooding in eastern Iowa, exceeding 6 billion dollars in damages.^[5]
• June 11 - An EF3 tornado hit a boys camp killing 4 and injuring 50 others.^[6]
• July 4 - The first 80/35 music festival takes place in Western Gateway Park.^[7]
• November 4 - Barack Obama wins the presidential election in Iowa.^[8]

See also

2008 in the United States

References

1. "Iowa Caucus Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
2. "Indicted Banker's Desperate Murder-Suicide". ABC News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
3. Elmer, Courtney Crowder and MacKenzie. "A decade after a massive raid nabbed 400 undocumented workers, this tiny town fights to reclaim its identity". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
4. "From the archives: Aerial footage shows devastation from deadly 2008 tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa". KCCI. May 10, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
5. US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "Review of The 2008 Flood". www.weather.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
6. Dolce, Chris (June 11, 2025). "On This Date: Plains, Midwest Tornado Outbreak Turns Tragic At Iowa Boy Scout Camp | Weather.com". weather.com. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
7. "Photos from the 80/35 Music Festival throughout the years". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
8. "2008 | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved December 2, 2024.