DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Vernon F. Cook
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 43 (1982–1988). Ran in 9 elections between 1970 and 1986, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +13.4
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 9
- 1970–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cook was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 39Ohio House of Representatives, District 43
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cook has run
Margin: how far Cook finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Kim R. Hoover (R) | 56.7% | D+13.4 |
| 1984 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Ross (R) | 59.2% | D+18.4 |
| 1982 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Charles E. Schultz (R) | 65.8% | D+31.7 |
| 1980 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | Charles E. Schultz (R) | 62% | D+24.1 |
| 1978 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | Verne Cross (R) | 56.6% | D+13.1 |
| 1976 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | David L. Sanders (R) | 57.2% | D+14.5 |
| 1974 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | David R. Engelhart (R) | 62.7% | D+25.4 |
| 1972 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | Richard N. Williams (R) | 56.4% | D+12.7 |
| 1970 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 93 | General | Lost | Morris L. Boyd (R) | 49.7% | R+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cook has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 43 · 1982–1988
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 39 · 1972–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cook has run against
- Kim R. Hoover (R) · 1986 election, won
- Ross (R) · 1984 election, won
- Charles E. Schultz (R) · 1982 election, won
- Verne Cross (R) · 1978 election, won
- David L. Sanders (R) · 1976 election, won
- David R. Engelhart (R) · 1974 election, won
- Richard N. Williams (R) · 1972 election, won
- Morris L. Boyd (R) · 1970 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive