DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2012
Dale A. Swenson
Last held office: Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 (1994–2010). Ran in 10 elections between 1994 and 2012, winning 8.
- Last margin
- −16.8
- Lost 2012
- Elections
- 10
- 1994–2012
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Swenson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Swenson has run
Margin: how far Swenson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Lost | Leslie G. Osterman (R) | 41.6% | R+16.8 |
| 2010 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Lost | Leslie G. Osterman (R) | 46.2% | R+7.7 |
| 2008 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Marilynn Powell (D) | 61.4% | D+22.8 |
| 2006 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Ruth Sale (D) | 64.3% | D+28.6 |
| 2004 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Leslie G. Osterman (D) | 66.4% | D+32.9 |
| 1998 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Stan Reeser (D) | 59.8% | D+19.6 |
| 1996 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Bill Ester (D) | 59.7% | D+19.3 |
| 1994 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Darrel M. Webb (D) | 51.2% | D+2.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Swenson has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 97 · 1994–2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Swenson has run against
- Leslie G. Osterman (R) · 2012 election, lost
- Marilynn Powell (D) · 2008 election, won
- Ruth Sale (D) · 2006 election, won
- Stan Reeser (D) · 1998 election, won
- Bill Ester (D) · 1996 election, won
- Darrel M. Webb (D) · 1994 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive