RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
Edgar H. Holden
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 20 (1984–1988). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1984, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +31.4
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Holden was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 75Iowa House of Representatives, District 24Iowa State Senate, District 40Iowa State Senate, District 20
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Holden has run
Margin: how far Holden finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Iowa State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Walter L. Knapper (D) | 65.7% | R+31.4 |
| 1980 | Iowa State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | Mary Johnson (D) | 55.8% | R+11.7 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Lost | Herbert C. Hinkhouse (D) | 45.9% | D+8.3 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Lost | Herbert C. Hinkhouse (D) | 41.4% | D+17.2 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Doris I. Kolvoord (D) | 60% | R+20.0 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 75 | General | Won | Earl E. Brookhouse (D) | 63.9% | R+27.8 |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Scott 5 | General | Won | Karl H. Hellman (D) | 57.2% | R+14.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Holden has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 20 · 1984–1988
- Iowa State Senate, District 40 · 1980–1984
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 24 · 1972–1974
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 75 · 1970–1972
- Iowa House of Representatives, District SCOTT 5 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Holden has run against
- Walter L. Knapper (D) · 1984 election, won
- Mary Johnson (D) · 1980 election, won
- Herbert C. Hinkhouse (D) · 1976 election, lost
- Doris I. Kolvoord (D) · 1972 election, won
- Earl E. Brookhouse (D) · 1970 election, won
- Karl H. Hellman (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive