RepublicanNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Dorothy F. Carpenter
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 74 (1992–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1980 and 1992, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +67.1
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 7
- 1980–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Carpenter was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 66Iowa House of Representatives, District 82Iowa House of Representatives, District 74
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Carpenter has run
Margin: how far Carpenter finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 74 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Curtis D. Manchester (I) | 83.5% | R+67.1 |
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 98.7% | — |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99% | — |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | John J. Scieszinski (D) | 66.3% | R+32.5 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 66 | General | Won | Ione G. Shadduck (D) | 67% | R+34.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Carpenter has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 74 · 1992–1994
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 · 1982–1992
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 66 · 1980–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carpenter has run against
- Curtis D. Manchester (I) · 1990 election, won
- John J. Scieszinski (D) · 1982 election, won
- Ione G. Shadduck (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive