RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Donald L. Totten
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 3 (1980–1984). Ran in 5 elections between 1972 and 1980, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +43.2
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 5
- 1972–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Totten was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 3Illinois State Senate, District 3
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Totten has run
Margin: how far Totten finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Illinois State Senate, District 3 | General | Won | Richard B. Sass (D) | 71.6% | R+43.2 |
| 1978 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Virginia B. Macdonald (R), Eugenia S. Chapman (D), Deborah Miller (D) | 31.7% | D+3.7 |
| 1976 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Virginia B. Macdonald (R), Eugenia S. Chapman (D), Joan E. Brennan (D) | 29.9% | D+1.7 |
| 1974 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Virginia B. Macdonald (R), Eugenia S. Chapman (D), Walter J. Sullivan (D) | 27.7% | D+4.2 |
| 1972 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Virginia B. Macdonald (R), Eugenia S. Chapman (D), John P. Kelley (D) | 34% | R+4.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Totten has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 3 · 1980–1984
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 3 · 1972–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Totten has run against
- Richard B. Sass (D) · 1980 election, won
- Virginia B. Macdonald (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive