DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2008
Margaret Vande Gillespie
Last held office: South Dakota State Senate, District 16 (2008–2010). Ran in 5 elections between 2000 and 2008, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +1.0
- Won 2008
- Elections
- 5
- 2000–2008
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gillespie was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16South Dakota State Senate, District 16
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gillespie has run
Margin: how far Gillespie finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | South Dakota State Senate, District 16 | General | Won | Kenneth D. Albers (R) | 50.5% | D+1.0 |
| 2006 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Joel D. Dykstra (R), Dan Lederman (R), Ron Jenkins (D) | 29.9% | R+0.7 |
| 2004 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Joel D. Dykstra (R) | 48.9% | R+2.2 |
| 2002 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Joel D. Dykstra (R), Daniel L. Cotton Jr. (R), Jennifer Soule (D) | 31.5% | D+2.3 |
| 2000 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Mike Broderick (R), Wayne W. Brown (R), Terry Gray (L) | 31.6% | R+5.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gillespie has held
- South Dakota State Senate, District 16 · 2008–2010
- South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 · 2000–2008
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gillespie has run against
- Kenneth D. Albers (R) · 2008 election, won
- Joel D. Dykstra (R) · 2006 election, won
- Mike Broderick (R) · 2000 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive