RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Virginia Poffenberger
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 (1978–1982). Ran in 3 elections between 1978 and 1982, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −8.9
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 3
- 1978–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Poffenberger 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 Poffenberger has run
Margin: how far Poffenberger finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Lost | Jo Ann Zimmerman (D) | 45.6% | D+8.9 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Dennis Curtis (D) | 53.8% | R+7.6 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | John Welch (D), Verlyn L. Hayes (I) | 51.4% | R+9.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Poffenberger has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Poffenberger has run against
- Jo Ann Zimmerman (D) · 1982 election, lost
- Dennis Curtis (D) · 1980 election, won
- John Welch (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive