RepublicanNot in office · last served 2012Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Richard Arnold
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 (2002–2012). Ran in 10 elections between 1992 and 2010, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +34.6
- Won 2010
- Elections
- 10
- 1992–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Arnold was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 91Iowa House of Representatives, District 72
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Arnold has run
Margin: how far Arnold finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Deb Ballalatak (D) | 67.3% | R+34.6 |
| 2008 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | James Demichelis Jr. (D) | 67.2% | R+34.4 |
| 2006 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Buzz Malone (D) | 61.5% | R+23.0 |
| 2004 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Steven Reed (D) | 56.5% | R+12.9 |
| 2002 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Jerry Narber (D) | 58.8% | R+17.5 |
| 2000 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 91 | General | Won | John Amos (D) | 67.2% | R+34.4 |
| 1998 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 91 | General | Won | Robert McCurdy (D) | 63.8% | R+27.6 |
| 1996 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 91 | General | Won | Fred P. Diehl (D) | 53.9% | R+7.8 |
| 1994 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 91 | General | Won | Bill Kerns (D) | 55.5% | R+10.9 |
| 1992 | Iowa State Senate, District 46 | General | Lost | Patty Judge (D) | 47.9% | D+4.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Arnold has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 · 2002–2012
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 91 · 1994–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Arnold has run against
- Deb Ballalatak (D) · 2010 election, won
- James Demichelis Jr. (D) · 2008 election, won
- Buzz Malone (D) · 2006 election, won
- Steven Reed (D) · 2004 election, won
- Jerry Narber (D) · 2002 election, won
- John Amos (D) · 2000 election, won
- Robert McCurdy (D) · 1998 election, won
- Fred P. Diehl (D) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive