RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Jim Griffin
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 50 (1972–1976). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −0.9
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Griffin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa State Senate, District 13Iowa State Senate, District 50
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Griffin has run
Margin: how far Griffin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Iowa State Senate, District 50 | General | Lost | Tom Slater (D) | 49.5% | D+0.9 |
| 1976 | Iowa State Senate, District 50 | General | Lost | Tom Slater (D) | 45.2% | D+9.6 |
| 1972 | Iowa State Senate, District 50 | General | Won | John P. Ryan (D) | 61.2% | R+22.4 |
| 1968 | Iowa State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Gilbert E. Klefstad (D) | 50.9% | R+1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Griffin has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 50 · 1972–1976
- Iowa State Senate, District 13 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Griffin has run against
- Tom Slater (D) · 1980 election, lost
- John P. Ryan (D) · 1972 election, won
- Gilbert E. Klefstad (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive