RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Lucas J. Dekoster
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 1 (1972–1982). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +26.0
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dekoster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa State Senate, District 49Iowa State Senate, District 1
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dekoster has run
Margin: how far Dekoster finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Iowa State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Henry T. Hoefakker (I) | 63% | R+26.0 |
| 1974 | Iowa State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Harry Gerrit Kobes (D) | 67.4% | R+34.8 |
| 1972 | Iowa State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Harry Gerrit Kobes (D) | 70.6% | R+41.2 |
| 1968 | Iowa State Senate, District 49 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dekoster has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 1 · 1972–1982
- Iowa State Senate, District 49 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dekoster has run against
- Henry T. Hoefakker (I) · 1978 election, won
- Harry Gerrit Kobes (D) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive