DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
C. Joseph Coleman
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 7 (1982–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1990, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +0.1
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Coleman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa State Senate, District 35Iowa State Senate, District 23Iowa State Senate, District 7
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Coleman has run
Margin: how far Coleman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Iowa State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Jim Kersten (R) | 50.1% | D+0.1 |
| 1986 | Iowa State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Lawrence Anderson (R) | 65.2% | D+30.4 |
| 1982 | Iowa State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Dave Jones (R) | 56.2% | D+12.4 |
| 1978 | Iowa State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Iowa State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Iowa State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | William H. Goodrich (R) | 60.1% | D+20.2 |
| 1968 | Iowa State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Devere A. Freeman (R) | 56.8% | D+13.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Coleman has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 7 · 1982–1994
- Iowa State Senate, District 23 · 1972–1982
- Iowa State Senate, District 35 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Coleman has run against
- Jim Kersten (R) · 1990 election, won
- Lawrence Anderson (R) · 1986 election, won
- Dave Jones (R) · 1982 election, won
- William H. Goodrich (R) · 1972 election, won
- Devere A. Freeman (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive