DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Rollin K. Howell
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 (1974–1982). Ran in 7 elections between 1970 and 1982, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −2.1
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 7
- 1970–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Howell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 13
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Howell has run
Margin: how far Howell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Lost | Betty Jean Clark (R) | 49% | R+2.1 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 | General | Won | Gene A. Ostendorf (R) | 53.1% | D+6.3 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 | General | Won | Arvid Lindell (R) | 53.4% | D+6.9 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 | General | Won | Thelma Johnson (R) | 58% | D+16.0 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 | General | Won | Irvin B. Thorson (R) | 56.9% | D+13.9 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 | General | Lost | Delbert L. Trowbridge (R) | 46.3% | R+7.5 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Lost | Chuck Grassley (R), Celene Eliason (I) | 36.2% | R+26.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Howell has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 · 1974–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Howell has run against
- Betty Jean Clark (R) · 1982 election, lost
- Gene A. Ostendorf (R) · 1980 election, won
- Arvid Lindell (R) · 1978 election, won
- Thelma Johnson (R) · 1976 election, won
- Irvin B. Thorson (R) · 1974 election, won
- Delbert L. Trowbridge (R) · 1972 election, lost
- Chuck Grassley (R) · 1970 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive