DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
Dale M. Cochran
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 14 (1982–1986). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1984, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +26.4
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cochran was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 29Iowa House of Representatives, District 45Iowa House of Representatives, District 14
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cochran has run
Margin: how far Cochran finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 14 | General | Won | Lawrence Anderson (R) | 63.2% | D+26.4 |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 14 | General | Won | Lynn J. Kent (R) | 64.1% | D+28.2 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | John E. Rowles (R) | 53.1% | D+6.2 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | John E. Rowles (R) | 52.2% | D+4.4 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | Claudine T. Mansfield (R) | 60.1% | D+20.3 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Richard Lee Grove (R) | 62.9% | D+25.8 |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Webster 2 | General | Won | Merrill C. Schlief (R) | 60.4% | D+20.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cochran has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 14 · 1982–1986
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 · 1972–1982
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 · 1970–1972
- Iowa House of Representatives, District WEBSTER 2 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cochran has run against
- Lawrence Anderson (R) · 1984 election, won
- Lynn J. Kent (R) · 1982 election, won
- John E. Rowles (R) · 1980 election, won
- Claudine T. Mansfield (R) · 1972 election, won
- Richard Lee Grove (R) · 1970 election, won
- Merrill C. Schlief (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive