RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
William R. Ferguson
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 (1972–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1972 and 1982, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −21.2
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 4
- 1972–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ferguson 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 55
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ferguson has run
Margin: how far Ferguson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 88 | General | Lost | Eugene Blanshan (D) | 39.4% | D+21.2 |
| 1976 | Iowa State Senate, District 28 | General | Lost | C. W. Hutchins (D) | 44.8% | D+10.4 |
| 1974 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Lost | Carroll Perkins (D) | 46.1% | D+7.9 |
| 1972 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Charles E. Knoblauch Sr. (D) | 50.4% | R+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ferguson has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 55 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ferguson has run against
- Eugene Blanshan (D) · 1982 election, lost
- C. W. Hutchins (D) · 1976 election, lost
- Carroll Perkins (D) · 1974 election, lost
- Charles E. Knoblauch Sr. (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive