RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Betty Jo Nelsen
Last held office: Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 (1984–1990). Ran in 5 elections between 1980 and 1988, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +34.9
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 5
- 1980–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Nelsen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Nelsen has run
Margin: how far Nelsen finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 | General | Won | Russell D. Sender (D) | 67.4% | R+34.9 |
| 1986 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 | General | Won | Barr (D) | 72.5% | R+45.0 |
| 1982 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 | General | Won | John Cook (D) | 67.8% | R+35.6 |
| 1980 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Nelsen has held
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 · 1984–1990
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 · 1982–1984
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 · 1980–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nelsen has run against
- Russell D. Sender (D) · 1988 election, won
- Barr (D) · 1984 election, won
- John Cook (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive