RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Wendell C. Pellett
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 97 (1982–1990). Ran in 10 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +10.1
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 10
- 1970–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Pellett was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 83Iowa House of Representatives, District 95Iowa House of Representatives, District 97
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Pellett has run
Margin: how far Pellett finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Karen Thomsen (D) | 55% | R+10.1 |
| 1986 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Georgia A. Sievers (D) | 61.9% | R+23.7 |
| 1980 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 95 | General | Won | Tom Nolte (D) | 63.3% | R+26.5 |
| 1978 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 95 | General | Won | Tom Nolte (D) | 59.6% | R+19.3 |
| 1976 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 95 | General | Won | Robert L. Teig (D) | 59% | R+18.0 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 95 | General | Won | Dean Burg (D) | 61.1% | R+22.2 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 95 | General | Won | Ross Bailiff (D) | 67.7% | R+35.4 |
| 1970 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 83 | General | Won | Dale Edwards (D) | 65.9% | R+31.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Pellett has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 97 · 1982–1990
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 95 · 1972–1982
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 83 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pellett has run against
- Karen Thomsen (D) · 1988 election, won
- Georgia A. Sievers (D) · 1982 election, won
- Tom Nolte (D) · 1980 election, won
- Robert L. Teig (D) · 1976 election, won
- Dean Burg (D) · 1974 election, won
- Ross Bailiff (D) · 1972 election, won
- Dale Edwards (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive