DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2008
Wesley Whitead
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 (2002–2010). Ran in 7 elections between 1996 and 2008, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +0.4
- Won 2008
- Elections
- 7
- 1996–2008
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Whitead was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
199620002004200820122016202020242028Iowa House of Representatives, District 1Iowa House of Representatives, District 1
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Whitead has run
Margin: how far Whitead finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Jeremy Taylor (R) | 50.2% | D+0.4 |
| 2006 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Jamie Simmons (R) | 63% | D+26.0 |
| 2004 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Keith Radig (R) | 55.9% | D+11.7 |
| 2002 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Keith Radig (R) | 60.1% | D+20.2 |
| 2000 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Lost | Greg Hoversten (R) | 45.8% | R+8.4 |
| 1998 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Mel Adema (R) | 53.3% | D+6.5 |
| 1996 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Ronald W. Nutt (R) | 50.4% | D+0.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Whitead has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 · 2002–2010
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 1 · 1996–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Whitead has run against
- Jeremy Taylor (R) · 2008 election, won
- Jamie Simmons (R) · 2006 election, won
- Keith Radig (R) · 2004 election, won
- Greg Hoversten (R) · 2000 election, lost
- Mel Adema (R) · 1998 election, won
- Ronald W. Nutt (R) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive