DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Jelt Sietsema
Last held office: Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 (1968–1986). Ran in 10 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 9.
- Last margin
- −4.4
- Lost 1986
- Elections
- 10
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sietsema was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Michigan House of Representatives, District 94
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sietsema has run
Margin: how far Sietsema finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Lost | Ken Sikkema (R) | 47.8% | R+4.4 |
| 1984 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | John Dehaan (R) | 50.6% | D+1.2 |
| 1982 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Terri L. Land (R) | 55.2% | D+10.4 |
| 1980 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Kim L. Chrisman (R) | 60.1% | D+20.2 |
| 1978 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Bill Snow (R) | 57.3% | D+14.5 |
| 1976 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Bill Snow (R) | 52.1% | D+4.3 |
| 1974 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Willis H. Snow (R) | 61.2% | D+22.4 |
| 1972 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Jacob G. Haagsman (R) | 53.4% | D+6.7 |
| 1970 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Jacob G. Haagsman (R) | 60.1% | D+20.2 |
| 1968 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Johannes C. Kolderman Jr. (R) | 51.4% | D+2.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sietsema has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 94 · 1968–1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sietsema has run against
- Ken Sikkema (R) · 1986 election, lost
- John Dehaan (R) · 1984 election, won
- Terri L. Land (R) · 1982 election, won
- Kim L. Chrisman (R) · 1980 election, won
- Bill Snow (R) · 1978 election, won
- Willis H. Snow (R) · 1974 election, won
- Jacob G. Haagsman (R) · 1972 election, won
- Johannes C. Kolderman Jr. (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive