DemocratNot in office · last served 2016Last on a ballot: Nov 2012
Dick L. Dearden
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 16 (2012–2016). Ran in 6 elections between 1994 and 2012, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +30.9
- Won 2012
- Elections
- 6
- 1994–2012
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dearden was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa State Senate, District 35Iowa State Senate, District 34Iowa State Senate, District 16
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dearden has run
Margin: how far Dearden finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Iowa State Senate, District 16 | General | Won | David Scott Edwards (R) | 65.4% | D+30.9 |
| 2008 | Iowa State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Scott Strosahl (R) | 64.8% | D+29.6 |
| 2004 | Iowa State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Iowa State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | Iowa State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Bert Wagoner Jr. (R) | 71.6% | D+43.3 |
| 1994 | Iowa State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Bert Wagoner Jr. (R) | 68.7% | D+37.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dearden has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 16 · 2012–2016
- Iowa State Senate, District 34 · 2002–2012
- Iowa State Senate, District 35 · 1994–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dearden has run against
- David Scott Edwards (R) · 2012 election, won
- Scott Strosahl (R) · 2008 election, won
- Bert Wagoner Jr. (R) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive