DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Aug 1976
Earl L. Sponsler
Last held office: Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 (1972–1976). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 8.
Last office: Missouri House of Representatives, District 151
- Last margin
- +13.8
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sponsler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Missouri House of Representatives, District 126Missouri House of Representatives, District 151
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sponsler has run
Margin: how far Sponsler finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 | Primary | Lost | Michael Lybyer (D) | 41.6% | −16.8 |
| 1974 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 | General | Won | Horace E. Brown (R) | 56.9% | D+13.8 |
| 1972 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 126 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 126 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 126 | General | Won | Curtis J. Tindel (R) | 60.1% | D+20.3 |
| 1968 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 126 | Primary | Won | William E. Gladden (D) | 54.4% | +8.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sponsler has held
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 151 · 1972–1976
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 126 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sponsler has run against
- Horace E. Brown (R) · 1972 election, won
- Curtis J. Tindel (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive