DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Donald D. Avenson
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 (1982–1990). Ran in 9 elections between 1972 and 1988, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +6.9
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 9
- 1972–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Avenson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 15Iowa House of Representatives, District 28
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Avenson has run
Margin: how far Avenson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | Charles Hurley (R) | 53.4% | D+6.9 |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | John E. Block (R) | 65.4% | D+30.8 |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | John H. Kittleson (R) | 61.2% | D+22.5 |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | Leo Bodensteiner (R) | 53.8% | D+7.7 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 15 | General | Won | Gordon Eide (R) | 57.7% | D+15.4 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 15 | General | Won | Herb Haas (R) | 54.3% | D+8.5 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 15 | General | Won | Betty Wetlaufer (R) | 59.7% | D+19.4 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 15 | General | Won | A. W. Martin (R) | 65.8% | D+31.6 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 15 | General | Won | John W. D. Hofmeyer (R) | 53.3% | D+6.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Avenson has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 · 1982–1990
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 15 · 1972–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Avenson has run against
- Charles Hurley (R) · 1988 election, won
- John E. Block (R) · 1986 election, won
- John H. Kittleson (R) · 1984 election, won
- Leo Bodensteiner (R) · 1982 election, won
- Gordon Eide (R) · 1980 election, won
- Herb Haas (R) · 1978 election, won
- Betty Wetlaufer (R) · 1976 election, won
- A. W. Martin (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive