These elections were to fill vacancies in various state and local positions, most notably in the Iowa House of Representatives.
[1] Governor Chet Culver signed a proclamation on July 20 setting a special election to fill the vacancy for September 1, 2009.
[2] Democrat Curt Hanson won the election, beating Republican Stephen Burgmeier, Fourth of July Party candidate Dan Cesar, and Independent Douglas William Philips.
[3] District 33 Representative Dick Taylor (D) announced on October 12, 2009,[4] that he was resigning from the Iowa House for family reasons.
[5] Culver signed a proclamation on October 13 setting a special election to fill the vacancy for November 24, 2009.