DemocratNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Ruben F. Ortega
Last held office: Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 (1988–1996). Ran in 5 elections between 1988 and 2010, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −6.0
- Lost 2010
- Elections
- 5
- 1988–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ortega was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ortega has run
Margin: how far Ortega finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arizona House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Lost | Peggy Judd (R), David Stevens (R), Patricia V. Fleming (D) | 21.7% | R+6.0 |
| 1994 | Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Paul Newman (D), Stephen Biles (R) | 37.9% | D+2.2 |
| 1992 | Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Paul Newman (D), Ramiro Ross (R) | 39.3% | D+6.2 |
| 1990 | Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Mike Palmer (D), Bernard E. Christensen (R) | 35.3% | R+1.7 |
| 1988 | Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Mike Palmer (D), Warren I. Shumaker (R), Lloyd J. Fenn (R) | 29.4% | Even |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ortega has held
- Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 · 1988–1996
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ortega has run against
- Peggy Judd (R) · 2010 election, lost
- Paul Newman (D) · 1994 election, won
- Mike Palmer (D) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive