DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Dorothy K. Witherspoon
Last held office: Colorado House of Representatives, District 26 (1974–1980). Ran in 4 elections between 1974 and 1980, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −5.0
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 4
- 1974–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Witherspoon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Colorado House of Representatives, District 26
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Witherspoon has run
Margin: how far Witherspoon finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Lost | Don Mielke (R) | 47.5% | R+5.0 |
| 1978 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Won | Tom Leadabrand (R) | 52.8% | D+5.7 |
| 1976 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Won | Moore (R) | 50.1% | D+0.1 |
| 1974 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 26 | General | Won | Floyd M. Sack (R) | 52% | D+3.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Witherspoon has held
- Colorado House of Representatives, District 26 · 1974–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Witherspoon has run against
- Don Mielke (R) · 1980 election, lost
- Tom Leadabrand (R) · 1978 election, won
- Moore (R) · 1976 election, won
- Floyd M. Sack (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive