RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Ellsworth C. Peterson
Last held office: Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 (1972–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −0.2
- Lost 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Peterson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Indiana House of Representatives, District 12
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Peterson has run
Margin: how far Peterson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Lost | Elbert O. Roe (D) | 49.9% | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | Elbert O. Roe (D) | 57.5% | R+14.9 |
| 1970 | Indiana House of Representatives, Elkhart–LaGrange–Noble | General | Won | Richard E. Shank (R), Philip T. Warner (R), Schneider (D) | 18.1% | D+0.3 |
| 1968 | Indiana House of Representatives, Elkhart–LaGrange–Noble | General | Won | Richard E. Shank (R), John F. Coppes (R), Paul Robert Berkshire (D) | 20.1% | D+0.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Peterson has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 12 · 1972–1974
- Indiana House of Representatives, District ELKHARTLAGRANGENOBLE · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Peterson has run against
- Elbert O. Roe (D) · 1974 election, lost
- Richard E. Shank (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive