DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Al Sturgeon
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 1 (1986–1994). Ran in 5 elections between 1980 and 1990, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +1.6
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 5
- 1980–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sturgeon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 51Iowa House of Representatives, District 2Iowa State Senate, District 1
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sturgeon has run
Margin: how far Sturgeon finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Iowa State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Kathleen I. Hoffman (R) | 50.8% | D+1.6 |
| 1986 | Iowa State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Chuck Thomas (R) | 52.7% | D+5.5 |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Harland T. Minscer (R) | 66.1% | D+32.1 |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Harland T. Minscer (R) | 66.1% | D+32.3 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sturgeon has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 1 · 1986–1994
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 2 · 1982–1986
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 51 · 1980–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sturgeon has run against
- Kathleen I. Hoffman (R) · 1990 election, won
- Chuck Thomas (R) · 1986 election, won
- Harland T. Minscer (R) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive