DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2012
Shirley J. Palmer
Last held office: Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 (2006–2010). Ran in 4 elections between 2006 and 2012, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −25.3
- Lost 2012
- Elections
- 4
- 2006–2012
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Palmer 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 Palmer has run
Margin: how far Palmer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Lost | Marty Read (R) | 37.4% | R+25.3 |
| 2010 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Lost | Caryn Tyson (R) | 39.8% | R+20.4 |
| 2008 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Lynne Oharah (R) | 53% | D+6.0 |
| 2006 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Lynne Oharah (R) | 51.2% | D+2.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Palmer has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 4 · 2006–2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Palmer has run against
- Marty Read (R) · 2012 election, lost
- Caryn Tyson (R) · 2010 election, lost
- Lynne Oharah (R) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive