RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Kenneth J. McDonald
Last held office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 35B (1982–1990). Ran in 8 elections between 1976 and 1990, winning 7.
Last office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 35B
- Last margin
- −3.2
- Lost 1990
- Elections
- 8
- 1976–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McDonald was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 36AMinnesota House of Representatives, District 35B
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McDonald has run
Margin: how far McDonald finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-35B | General | Lost | Larry Bodahl (D) | 48.4% | D+3.2 |
| 1988 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-35B | General | Won | Nath Pickering (D) | 59.4% | R+18.8 |
| 1986 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-35B | General | Won | John Varone (D) | 57.9% | R+15.9 |
| 1984 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-35B | General | Won | James Hoese (D) | 52.5% | R+5.0 |
| 1982 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-35B | General | Won | James Hoese (D) | 50.3% | R+0.7 |
| 1980 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-36A | General | Won | Jan Storms (D) | 56.8% | R+13.6 |
| 1978 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-36A | General | Won | W. C. Campbell (I) | 81% | R+61.9 |
| 1976 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-36A | General | Won | Jan Storms (R) | 51.1% | R+2.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McDonald has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 35B · 1982–1990
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 36A · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McDonald has run against
- Larry Bodahl (D) · 1990 election, lost
- Nath Pickering (D) · 1988 election, won
- John Varone (D) · 1986 election, won
- James Hoese (D) · 1984 election, won
- Jan Storms (D) · 1980 election, won
- W. C. Campbell (I) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive