DemocratNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Dennis H. Black
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 21 (2002–2014). Ran in 11 elections between 1982 and 2010, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +4.6
- Won 2010
- Elections
- 11
- 1982–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Black was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 71Iowa House of Representatives, District 58Iowa State Senate, District 29Iowa State Senate, District 21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Black has run
Margin: how far Black finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Iowa State Senate, District 21 | General | Won | Joe Pirillo (R) | 52.2% | D+4.6 |
| 2006 | Iowa State Senate, District 21 | General | Won | Tim Morgan (R) | 56.3% | D+12.7 |
| 2002 | Iowa State Senate, District 21 | General | Won | Ken Rogers (R) | 61.6% | D+23.2 |
| 1998 | Iowa State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Bruce Rhoads (R) | 60.6% | D+21.2 |
| 1994 | Iowa State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Kay E. Ward (R) | 61.4% | D+22.9 |
| 1992 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 58 | General | Won | Bob Sutfin (R) | 54.7% | D+9.4 |
| 1990 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Kay E. Ward (R) | 70.9% | D+41.8 |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Donald A. Buck (R) | 62.2% | D+24.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Black has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 21 · 2002–2014
- Iowa State Senate, District 29 · 1994–2002
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 58 · 1992–1994
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 · 1982–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Black has run against
- Joe Pirillo (R) · 2010 election, won
- Tim Morgan (R) · 2006 election, won
- Ken Rogers (R) · 2002 election, won
- Bruce Rhoads (R) · 1998 election, won
- Kay E. Ward (R) · 1994 election, won
- Bob Sutfin (R) · 1992 election, won
- Donald A. Buck (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive