RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Elizabeth Shaw
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 40 (1972–1980). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +24.3
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Shaw 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 78Iowa State Senate, District 40
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Shaw has run
Margin: how far Shaw finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Iowa State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | Steven F. Altheimer (D) | 62.2% | R+24.3 |
| 1972 | Iowa State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | Bruce Q. Buerkens (D), Frank L. Volante (I) | 59.2% | R+21.2 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 78 | General | Won | Helen F. Cleveland (D) | 58.6% | R+17.1 |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Scott 4 | General | Won | Helen F. Cleveland (D) | 61.9% | R+23.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Shaw has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 40 · 1972–1980
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 78 · 1970–1972
- Iowa House of Representatives, District SCOTT 4 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Shaw has run against
- Steven F. Altheimer (D) · 1976 election, won
- Bruce Q. Buerkens (D) · 1972 election, won
- Helen F. Cleveland (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive