RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Ralph J. Postesta
Last held office: Indiana State Senate, District 2 (1980–1988). Ran in 5 elections between 1972 and 1988, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −5.1
- Lost 1988
- Elections
- 5
- 1972–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Postesta was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Indiana State Senate, District 2Indiana State Senate, District 2
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Postesta has run
Margin: how far Postesta finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Indiana State Senate, District 2 | General | Lost | Thurman Ferree (D) | 47.4% | D+5.1 |
| 1984 | Indiana State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Thomas R. Crowel (D) | 54.9% | R+9.8 |
| 1980 | Indiana State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Mathias A. Kerger (D) | 51.7% | R+3.5 |
| 1976 | Indiana State Senate, District 2 | General | Lost | Mathias A. Kerger (D) | 47.7% | D+4.6 |
| 1972 | Indiana State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Stella Brainbridge (D) | 57.9% | R+15.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Postesta has held
- Indiana State Senate, District 2 · 1980–1988
- Indiana State Senate, District 2 · 1972–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Postesta has run against
- Thurman Ferree (D) · 1988 election, lost
- Thomas R. Crowel (D) · 1984 election, won
- Mathias A. Kerger (D) · 1980 election, won
- Stella Brainbridge (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive