RepublicanNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
Richard F. Drake
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 40 (2002–2006). Ran in 12 elections between 1968 and 2002, winning 12.
- Last margin
- +1.8
- Won 2002
- Elections
- 12
- 1968–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Drake 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 71Iowa House of Representatives, District 76Iowa State Senate, District 38Iowa State Senate, District 28Iowa State Senate, District 24Iowa State Senate, District 40
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Drake has run
Margin: how far Drake finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Iowa State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | Thomas L. Fiegen (D) | 50.9% | R+1.8 |
| 2000 | Iowa State Senate, District 24 | General | Won | Anne Lesnet (D) | 54.9% | R+9.9 |
| 1996 | Iowa State Senate, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Iowa State Senate, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Iowa State Senate, District 28 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.7% | — |
| 1984 | Iowa State Senate, District 28 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1980 | Iowa State Senate, District 38 | General | Won | Tom Tucker (D) | 60.9% | R+21.8 |
| 1976 | Iowa State Senate, District 38 | General | Won | Jim Paulding (D) | 55.5% | R+11.1 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Susan M. Birch (D) | 55.1% | R+10.2 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Ruth Webb (D) | 58.4% | R+16.8 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Iowa House of Representatives, Louisa–Muscatine 1 | Special | Won | Hershel Flater (D) | 73.2% | R+46.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Drake has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 40 · 2002–2006
- Iowa State Senate, District 24 · 1992–2004
- Iowa State Senate, District 28 · 1984–1992
- Iowa State Senate, District 38 · 1976–1984
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 76 · 1972–1976
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 71 · 1970–1972
- Iowa House of Representatives, District LOUISAMUSCATINE 1 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Drake has run against
- Thomas L. Fiegen (D) · 2002 election, won
- Anne Lesnet (D) · 2000 election, won
- Tom Tucker (D) · 1980 election, won
- Jim Paulding (D) · 1976 election, won
- Susan M. Birch (D) · 1974 election, won
- Ruth Webb (D) · 1972 election, won
- Hershel Flater (D) · 1968 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive