RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Norman Roorda
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 (1972–1974). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −17.7
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Roorda 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 69
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Roorda has run
Margin: how far Roorda finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Iowa State Senate, District 35 | General | Lost | Bill Dieleman (D) | 41.1% | D+17.7 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 | General | Lost | Robert T. Anderson (D) | 46.4% | D+7.2 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 | General | Lost | Robert T. Anderson (D) | 47.3% | D+5.4 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 | General | Won | Robert W. Skinner (D) | 51.2% | R+2.5 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Lost | Don C. Salisbury (D) | 27.8% | D+44.3 |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Jasper 2 | General | Won | Myron A. White (D) | 52.8% | R+5.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Roorda has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 · 1972–1974
- Iowa House of Representatives, District JASPER 2 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Roorda has run against
- Bill Dieleman (D) · 1982 election, lost
- Robert T. Anderson (D) · 1976 election, lost
- Robert W. Skinner (D) · 1972 election, won
- Don C. Salisbury (D) · 1970 election, lost
- Myron A. White (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive