RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Louis A. Peterson
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 52 (1972–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −0.7
- Lost 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Peterson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 52
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Peterson has run
Margin: how far Peterson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Lost | Lyle Scheelhaase (D) | 49.6% | D+0.7 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Hallie Sargisson (D) | 51.6% | R+3.2 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Lost | Hallie Sargisson (D), Ruth E. Haafke (I) | 49.1% | D+0.4 |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Woodbury 5 | General | Won | Quinndell H. Olson (D) | 63.5% | R+27.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Peterson has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 52 · 1972–1974
- Iowa House of Representatives, District WOODBURY 5 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Peterson has run against
- Lyle Scheelhaase (D) · 1974 election, lost
- Hallie Sargisson (D) · 1972 election, won
- Quinndell H. Olson (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive