RepublicanNot in office · last served 2022Last on a ballot: Nov 2020
Ross C. Paustian
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 (2014–2022). Ran in 8 elections between 2008 and 2020, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +12.0
- Won 2020
- Elections
- 8
- 2008–2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Paustian was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Iowa House of Representatives, District 84Iowa House of Representatives, District 92
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Paustian has run
Margin: how far Paustian finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 | General | Won | Jennifer Kakert (D) | 56% | R+12.0 |
| 2018 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 | General | Won | Jean Simpson (D) | 52.5% | R+5.1 |
| 2016 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 | General | Won | Ken Krumwiede (D) | 56.1% | R+12.2 |
| 2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 | General | Won | Frank B. Wood (D) | 54.1% | R+8.3 |
| 2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2012 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 | General | Lost | Frank B. Wood (D) | 47.6% | D+4.8 |
| 2010 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Sheri L. Carnahan (D) | 57.1% | R+14.4 |
| 2008 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Lost | Elesha Gayman (D) | 47.5% | D+5.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Paustian has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 92 · 2014–2022
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 84 · 2010–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Paustian has run against
- Jennifer Kakert (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jean Simpson (D) · 2018 election, won
- Ken Krumwiede (D) · 2016 election, won
- Frank B. Wood (D) · 2014 election, won
- Sheri L. Carnahan (D) · 2010 election, won
- Elesha Gayman (D) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive