DemocratNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Michael W. Connolly
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 14 (2004–2008). Ran in 12 elections between 1976 and 2004, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +14.6
- Won 2000
- Elections
- 12
- 1976–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Connolly was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 20Iowa House of Representatives, District 35Iowa State Senate, District 18Iowa State Senate, District 14
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Connolly has run
Margin: how far Connolly finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Iowa State Senate, District 14 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Iowa State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Stephen Potts (R) | 57.3% | D+14.6 |
| 1996 | Iowa State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Greg Yoko (R) | 63% | D+26.0 |
| 1992 | Iowa State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1989 | Iowa State Senate, District 18 | Special | Won | Unopposed | 99.2% | — |
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Hans Sunde (R) | 74.7% | D+49.4 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Won | Clem Walleser (R) | 55.3% | D+10.6 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Won | Clem Walleser (R) | 55.4% | D+10.8 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Lost | Thomas Tauke (R) | 48.5% | R+3.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Connolly has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 14 · 2004–2008
- Iowa State Senate, District 18 · 1989–2004
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 35 · 1982–1990
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 20 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Connolly has run against
- Stephen Potts (R) · 2000 election, won
- Greg Yoko (R) · 1996 election, won
- Hans Sunde (R) · 1982 election, won
- Clem Walleser (R) · 1980 election, won
- Thomas Tauke (R) · 1976 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive