RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Mary Forsythe
Last held office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42B (1982–1990). Ran in 9 elections between 1972 and 1988, winning 9.
Last office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42B
- Last margin
- +59.1
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 9
- 1972–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Forsythe was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 39AMinnesota House of Representatives, District 42B
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Forsythe has run
Margin: how far Forsythe finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-42B | General | Won | Roy Douglas (D) | 79.5% | R+59.1 |
| 1986 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-42B | General | Won | Richard Poulton (D) | 77.3% | R+54.6 |
| 1984 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-42B | General | Won | Stephen John Borgman (D) | 82.8% | R+65.6 |
| 1982 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-42B | General | Won | Fred Coates (D) | 83.3% | R+66.6 |
| 1980 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-39A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-39A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-39A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-39A | General | Won | Beverly Huston (D) | 81.5% | R+62.9 |
| 1972 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-39A | General | Won | John Cummins (I) | 81.5% | R+63.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Forsythe has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42B · 1982–1990
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 39A · 1972–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Forsythe has run against
- Roy Douglas (D) · 1988 election, won
- Richard Poulton (D) · 1986 election, won
- Stephen John Borgman (D) · 1984 election, won
- Fred Coates (D) · 1982 election, won
- Beverly Huston (D) · 1974 election, won
- John Cummins (I) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive