RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
John F. Kirk Jr.
Last held office: Delaware House of Representatives, District 28 (1972–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −23.9
- Lost 1976
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kirk was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Delaware House of Representatives, District 22Delaware House of Representatives, District 28
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kirk has run
Margin: how far Kirk finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Lost | Gerard A. Cain (D) | 38% | D+23.9 |
| 1972 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | Edward V. Norton (D) | 61.3% | R+22.5 |
| 1970 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Edwin W. Carey (D), Helen Nock (I) | 56.1% | R+14.5 |
| 1968 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Andrew J. Cole (D) | 55.5% | R+11.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kirk has held
- Delaware House of Representatives, District 28 · 1972–1974
- Delaware House of Representatives, District 22 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kirk has run against
- Gerard A. Cain (D) · 1976 election, lost
- Edward V. Norton (D) · 1972 election, won
- Edwin W. Carey (D) · 1970 election, won
- Andrew J. Cole (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive