RepublicanNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Bob Renken
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 (1982–1996). Ran in 8 elections between 1980 and 1994, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +42.2
- Won 1992
- Elections
- 8
- 1980–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Renken 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 38Iowa House of Representatives, District 21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Renken has run
Margin: how far Renken finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | John A. Padget Jr. (D) | 71.1% | R+42.2 |
| 1990 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Kenneth L. Slifka (D) | 74.6% | R+49.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Renken has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 21 · 1982–1996
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 · 1980–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Renken has run against
- John A. Padget Jr. (D) · 1992 election, won
- Kenneth L. Slifka (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive