RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Betty Jean Clark
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 (1982–1990). Ran in 7 elections between 1976 and 1988, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +14.4
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 7
- 1976–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Clark was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 11Iowa House of Representatives, District 29
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Clark has run
Margin: how far Clark finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Henry Vogelman (D) | 57.2% | R+14.4 |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Janice Troutman (D) | 59.6% | R+19.1 |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Rollin K. Howell (D) | 51% | R+2.1 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 11 | General | Won | Jeanne L. Argos (D) | 64.8% | R+29.7 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 11 | General | Won | James M. Grell (D) | 68.9% | R+37.8 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 11 | General | Won | William V. Patrick (D) | 54.3% | R+8.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Clark has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 · 1982–1990
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 11 · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Clark has run against
- Henry Vogelman (D) · 1988 election, won
- Janice Troutman (D) · 1984 election, won
- Rollin K. Howell (D) · 1982 election, won
- Jeanne L. Argos (D) · 1980 election, won
- James M. Grell (D) · 1978 election, won
- William V. Patrick (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive