DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Gordon B. Burke
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 64 (1992–1994). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1998, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −9.5
- Lost 1998
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Burke 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 72Iowa House of Representatives, District 64
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Burke has run
Margin: how far Burke finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Lost | Beverly J. Nelsonforbes (R) | 45.3% | R+9.5 |
| 1994 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Lost | Beverly J. Nelsonforbes (R) | 46.9% | R+6.1 |
| 1992 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | Tom Bower (R) | 50.2% | D+0.4 |
| 1990 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Jo Jackson (R) | 50.9% | D+1.8 |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Marshall 1 | General | Lost | William Hill (R) | 34.1% | R+31.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Burke has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 64 · 1992–1994
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 · 1990–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Burke has run against
- Beverly J. Nelsonforbes (R) · 1998 election, lost
- Tom Bower (R) · 1992 election, won
- Jo Jackson (R) · 1990 election, won
- William Hill (R) · 1968 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive