RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Donald W. Dean
Last held office: Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 (1982–1990). Ran in 6 elections between 1978 and 1988, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +4.0
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 6
- 1978–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dean was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Indiana House of Representatives, District 61Indiana House of Representatives, District 62
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dean has run
Margin: how far Dean finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 | General | Won | Jerry L. Denbo (D) | 52% | R+4.0 |
| 1986 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 | General | Won | Eric L. Fields (D) | 57.9% | R+15.7 |
| 1984 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 | General | Won | J. Ken Wright (D) | 65.3% | R+30.6 |
| 1982 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 | General | Won | Wilbur L. Wright (D) | 55.2% | R+10.3 |
| 1980 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Wayne H. Wright (D) | 56.6% | R+13.3 |
| 1978 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | William H. Herring (D) | 55.4% | R+10.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dean has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 · 1982–1990
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 61 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dean has run against
- Jerry L. Denbo (D) · 1988 election, won
- Eric L. Fields (D) · 1986 election, won
- J. Ken Wright (D) · 1984 election, won
- Wilbur L. Wright (D) · 1982 election, won
- Wayne H. Wright (D) · 1980 election, won
- William H. Herring (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive