DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Ambrose L. Dempsey
Last held office: Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 (1972–1984). Ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +1.1
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 8
- 1968–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dempsey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kansas House of Representatives, District 38Kansas House of Representatives, District 42
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dempsey has run
Margin: how far Dempsey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Albert O. Sandefur (R) | 50.6% | D+1.1 |
| 1978 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Robert Berveiler (R) | 65.4% | D+30.8 |
| 1976 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Lawrence Theno Jr. (R) | 67.1% | D+34.2 |
| 1968 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dempsey has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 · 1972–1984
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 38 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dempsey has run against
- Albert O. Sandefur (R) · 1980 election, won
- Robert Berveiler (R) · 1978 election, won
- Lawrence Theno Jr. (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive