DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Richard J. Varn
Last held office: Iowa State Senate, District 27 (1986–1994). Ran in 4 elections between 1982 and 1990, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +23.9
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 4
- 1982–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Varn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 54Iowa State Senate, District 27
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Varn has run
Margin: how far Varn finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Iowa State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Charles W. Dunham (R) | 62% | D+23.9 |
| 1986 | Iowa State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Peggy Pinder (R) | 57.6% | D+15.1 |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Audrey Jordahl (R) | 65.9% | D+31.9 |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Andrew Burton (R) | 60.5% | D+21.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Varn has held
- Iowa State Senate, District 27 · 1986–1994
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 54 · 1982–1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Varn has run against
- Charles W. Dunham (R) · 1990 election, won
- Peggy Pinder (R) · 1986 election, won
- Audrey Jordahl (R) · 1984 election, won
- Andrew Burton (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive