DemocratNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2016

Karen Clark

Last held office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 62A (2012–2018). Ran in 20 elections between 1980 and 2016, winning 20.

Last office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 62A

Last margin
+77.1
Won 2016
Elections
20
1980–2016

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Clark was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Clark has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Clark won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-62AGeneralWonClaire Leiter (R)88.3%D+77.1D+75.5+1.6
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-62AGeneralWonYolandita Colon (I), Bruce Lundeen (R)82.1%D+72.6—
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-62APrimaryWonUnopposed———
2012Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-62AGeneralWonKurtis Hanna (R)89.6%D+79.6—
2010Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonSadik Warfa (I), Nicholas Skrivanek (R)78.5%D+67.0—
2008Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonS. Andrew Sheppard (R)89.3%D+78.5—
2006Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonTerry Borchardt (R)88.5%D+76.9—
2004Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonFrederick J. Coates (R)87.9%D+75.9—
2002Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonKevin Trainor (R)85.5%D+70.9—
2000Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonGregory J. Dolce (R), Laverne Turner (I)78.5%D+65.9—
1998Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonGregory J. Dolce (R)82.5%D+65.0—
1996Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonMarilyn Jackson (R)83.7%D+67.4—
1994Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonMarilyn Jackson (R)78.7%D+57.3—
1992Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-61AGeneralWonKurt E. Podner (R)83.5%D+66.9—
1990Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-60AGeneralWonKurt E. Podner (R), Spencer Orman (I)71.6%D+50.6—
1988Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-60AGeneralWonKevin Trainor (R)74.4%D+48.8—
1986Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-60AGeneralWonAllason Owens (R)74.3%D+48.6—
1984Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-60AGeneralWonGene Sullivan (R)68.6%D+37.3—
1982Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-60AGeneralWonBill Craig (R)75.4%D+50.7—
1980Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-59AGeneralWonJim Hagen (R), John Hull (I)64.8%D+31.7—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Clark has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Clark has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive