DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
John A. Kesler
Last held office: Indiana House of Representatives, District SULLIVANVIGO (1968–1972). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 2.
Last office: Indiana House of Representatives, District SULLIVANVIGO
- Last margin
- −8.4
- Lost 1978
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kesler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kesler has run
Margin: how far Kesler finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Indiana State Senate, District 38 | General | Lost | William C. Dunbar (R) | 45.8% | R+8.4 |
| 1970 | Indiana House of Representatives, Sullivan–Vigo | General | Won | Frederick T. Bauer (D), R. Jerome Kearns (D), Ralph R. Ringer (R) | 19.7% | R+1.2 |
| 1968 | Indiana House of Representatives, Sullivan–Vigo | General | Won | Frederick T. Bauer (D), C. Joseph Anderson (D), Charles M. Walker II (R) | 17.9% | R+0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kesler has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District SULLIVANVIGO · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kesler has run against
- William C. Dunbar (R) · 1978 election, lost
- Frederick T. Bauer (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive