RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Joe Niehaus
Last held office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 16A (1972–1982). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 7.
Last office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 16A
- Last margin
- +43.1
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Niehaus was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 26BMinnesota House of Representatives, District 16A
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Niehaus has run
Margin: how far Niehaus finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-16A | General | Won | Frank Colton (D) | 71.5% | R+43.1 |
| 1978 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-16A | General | Won | Ralph Braun (D) | 62.7% | R+25.3 |
| 1976 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-16A | General | Won | Ralph Braun (D) | 57.2% | R+14.3 |
| 1974 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-16A | General | Won | Walt Whitson (D) | 60.2% | R+20.3 |
| 1972 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-16A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-26B | General | Won | John Minette (I) | 57.1% | R+14.3 |
| 1968 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-26B | General | Won | B. F. Dubois (I) | 50.3% | R+0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Niehaus has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 16A · 1972–1982
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 26B · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Niehaus has run against
- Frank Colton (D) · 1980 election, won
- Ralph Braun (D) · 1978 election, won
- Walt Whitson (D) · 1974 election, won
- John Minette (I) · 1970 election, won
- B. F. Dubois (I) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive