RepublicanNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Joan L. Hester
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 (1992–1994). Ran in 5 elections between 1984 and 1992, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +10.2
- Won 1992
- Elections
- 5
- 1984–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hester was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 98Iowa House of Representatives, District 82
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hester has run
Margin: how far Hester finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Shawn Shea (D) | 55.1% | R+10.2 |
| 1990 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 98 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 98 | General | Won | J. W. Red Brummer (D) | 56.9% | R+13.7 |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 98 | General | Won | Janet Sutherland (D) | 53.4% | R+6.7 |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 98 | General | Won | Gerald Kenkel (D), Laverne Schroeder (I) | 45.5% | R+10.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hester has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 82 · 1992–1994
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 98 · 1984–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hester has run against
- Shawn Shea (D) · 1992 election, won
- J. W. Red Brummer (D) · 1988 election, won
- Janet Sutherland (D) · 1986 election, won
- Gerald Kenkel (D) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive