DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
John F. Gengler
Last held office: North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37 (1970–1980). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 3.
Last office: North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37
- Last margin
- −9.5
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gengler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gengler has run
Margin: how far Gengler finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Lost | Francis Wald (R), William G. Goetz (R), Bill Lardy (D) | 20.1% | R+9.5 |
| 1978 | North Dakota State Senate, District 37 | General | Lost | Jack Olin (R), H. Darwin Swett (I) | 36.6% | R+5.9 |
| 1976 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Bill Lardy (D), Jack Olin (R), William G. Goetz (R) | 27.5% | D+1.0 |
| 1974 | North Dakota State Senate, District 37 | General | Lost | Howard A. Freed (R) | 49.9% | R+0.2 |
| 1972 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Jack Olin (R), Alrene Wilhelm (R), Waldo Hagen (D) | 26.4% | Even |
| 1970 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Mike Olienyk (R), Don Froelich (R), Arnold J. Kuhn (D) | 25.5% | R+0.5 |
| 1968 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Lost | Mike Olienyk (R), Don Froelich (R), Bea Peterson (D) | 21.5% | R+7.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gengler has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gengler has run against
- Francis Wald (R) · 1980 election, lost
- Jack Olin (R) · 1978 election, lost
- Bill Lardy (D) · 1976 election, won
- Howard A. Freed (R) · 1974 election, lost
- Mike Olienyk (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive