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Date Type Results
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
 Paul D. Pate(I)
723,250
60.05% 		 Joel D. Miller
480,474
39.89% 		  Write-In (W)
708
0.06%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
 Paul D. Pate(I)
685,780
52.72% 		 Deidre DeJear
583,774
44.87% 		 Jules Ofenbakh
30,881
2.37% 		  Write-In (W)
482
0.04%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Paul D. Pate
529,275
48.46% 		 Brad Anderson
509,202
46.63% 		 Jake Porter
32,889
3.01% 		 Spencer Highland
19,945
1.83% 		  Write-In (W)
769
0.07%
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 Matt Schultz
537,758
49.78% 		 Michael Mauro(I)
508,121
47.04% 		 Jake Porter
33,854
3.13% 		  Write-In (W)
548
0.05%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 Michael Mauro
541,234
53.59% 		 Mary Ann Hanusa
467,561
46.30% 		  Write-In
1,157
0.11%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Chet Culver(I)
526,600
53.46% 		 Mike Hartwig
420,290
42.67% 		 Sylvia Sanders Olson
21,434
2.18% 		 Don Arenz
16,366
1.66% 		  Others (W)
351
0.04%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 Chet Culver
457,161
49.91% 		 John Gilliland
429,899
46.93% 		 Sheryl G. Blue
19,094
2.08% 		 Daniel A. Swanson
9,580
1.05% 		  Others (W)
277
0.03%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 Paul D. Pate
473,371
51.73% 		 Anne Pedersen
425,626
46.51% 		 Steven M. Druker
15,809
1.73% 		  Others
356
0.04%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Elaine Baxter(I)
471,888
52.29% 		 Beverly Anderson
430,162
47.67% 		  Others
372
0.04%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 Elaine Baxter
420,487
51.01% 		 Dawn Roberts
403,676
48.97% 		  Others
132
0.02%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 Mary Jane Odell(I)
547,390
55.85% 		 Al Sorenson
426,547
43.52% 		 Sylvia Sanders Olson
3,584
0.37% 		 Joseph Henry
2,523
0.26% 		  Write-In (W)
12
0.00%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
401,085
54.34% 		 Walter R. Griffin
334,684
45.34% 		 Leighten V. Berryhill
2,262
0.31% 		  Write-In (W)
100
0.01%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
473,329
54.94% 		 Cloyd E. "Robby" Robinson
388,200
45.06% 		  Write-In (W)
31
0.00%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
659,830
58.09% 		 Daryl E. Beall
475,978
41.91% 		  Write-In (W)
3
0.00%
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
437,920
58.28% 		 Sharon D. Robinson
313,510
41.72% 		  Write-In (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
637,860
58.61% 		 Robert R. Dodds
449,290
41.28% 		 Margaret Work
1,186
0.11% 		  Write-In (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst
471,547
55.50% 		 Michael H. Doyle
375,173
44.16% 		 Robert N. Fredregill
2,910
0.34% 		  Write-In (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 Gary Cameron
607,500
54.61% 		 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
502,577
45.18% 		 Robert N. Fredregill
2,361
0.21% 		  Write-In (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
436,965
55.74% 		 Delma Dale Dever
346,990
44.26%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
658,942
54.87% 		 Kenneth Robinson
541,995
45.13%
Nov 08, 1958 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
410,024
50.56% 		 Edith M. Johnson
400,938
49.44%
Nov 08, 1956 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
626,494
54.45% 		 Frank L. Davey
524,126
45.55%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
459,168
56.82% 		 Frank L. Davey
346,461
42.88% 		 Esther V. Seemann
2,438
0.30%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
717,599
61.63% 		 Mary S. Kelleher
446,828
38.37%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst(I)
475,906
59.60% 		 Mary S. Kelleher
319,271
39.99% 		 Wade Dillavou
3,288
0.41%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Melvin D. Synhorst
480,127
52.22% 		 Philp L. Shutt
439,219
47.78%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Rollo H. Bergeson
359,017
61.35% 		 Michael P. Hogan
222,806
38.08% 		 George H. Ramsey
3,328
0.57%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Wayne M. Ropes(I)
541,131
55.82% 		 Genevieve Nichols
424,373
43.78% 		 Helen Ridgeway
2,996
0.31% 		 Graydon R. Figg
851
0.09%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Wayne M. Ropes
395,602
59.40% 		 Mary K. Fagan
268,057
40.25% 		 H. W. Reinecke
1,584
0.24% 		 Kenneth W. Trickey
720
0.11%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Earl G. Miller(I)
612,716
55.05% 		 Katie Miller
498,873
44.82% 		 H. E. Hollister
1,429
0.13%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Earl G. Miller
435,941
55.14% 		 Robert E. O'Brian(I)
346,536
43.83% 		 Helen L. Cody
5,390
0.68% 		 Gertrude L. Fessler
1,787
0.23% 		 E. E. Dudley
1,022
0.13%
Nov 08, 1938 Special Election
 John F. Wessels
7,694
57.28% 		 Earl G. Miller (W)
3,754
27.95% 		 Robert E. O'Brian(I) (W)
1,985
14.78%
Jan 27, 1937 Appointment
 Robert E. O'Brian
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Eunice Viola "Ola" Miller(I)
588,830
55.18% 		 Addie C. Wood
460,957
43.20% 		 Richard Revell
15,924
1.49% 		 E. E. Dudley
1,325
0.12%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Eunice Viola "Ola" Miller(I)
452,348
53.33% 		 G. C. Greenwalt
373,276
44.00% 		 Archie Carter
17,881
2.11% 		 S. P. Roberts
1,837
0.22% 		 Mary P. Denny
1,633
0.19% 		 Joe Van Nordstrand
1,303
0.15%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Eunice Viola "Ola" Miller
460,137
49.34% 		 G. C. Greenwalt(I)
457,307
49.04% 		 Carl Moll
10,568
1.13% 		 Axel Anderson
2,791
0.30% 		 R. F. Talmage
1,040
0.11% 		 Earl E. Brown
685
0.07% 		  Write-In (W)
2
0.00%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 G. C. Greenwalt
327,235
64.99% 		 Flora Cotton Etter
176,296
35.01% 		 Walter Swezey
0
0.00% 		 Hawes Yates
0
0.00%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Ed M. Smith
589,248
66.03% 		 J. M. Gass
303,192
33.97% 		 Annis S. Lynch
0
0.00%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Walter C. Ramsay(I)
368,373
72.92% 		 Emeline C. Maulsby
136,781
27.08% 		 Merle E. Ingham
0
0.00%
Nov 02, 1924 General Election
 Walter C. Ramsay(I)
590,740
72.97% 		 Maude Lauderdale
218,785
27.03%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Walter C. Ramsay(I)
390,665
68.56% 		 Marie Moore Fredrickson
179,150
31.44%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Walter C. Ramsay
590,211
69.59% 		 Ruth V. Sumner
247,096
29.14% 		 F. E. McCarthy
9,823
1.16% 		 Walter L. Mikas
955
0.11% 		  Write-In (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 William S. Allen(I)
204,737
56.84% 		 James C. Murtagh
145,563
40.41% 		 John J. Donai
8,593
2.39% 		 Elzie R. Mitchell
1,288
0.36%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 William S. Allen(I)
295,620
62.05% 		 William G. Noth
167,687
35.20% 		 H. G. Altenberger
9,232
1.94% 		 Carl S. Lewis
2,456
0.52% 		 D. W. Patterson
1,428
0.30%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 William S. Allen(I)
217,657
53.70% 		 John D. Denison
157,620
38.89% 		 W. J. Sinyard
14,503
3.58% 		 J. J. Jacobson
9,227
2.28% 		 R. H. Williams
6,320
1.56%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 William S. Allen
179,521
40.36% 		 Charles B. Murtagh
172,428
38.76% 		 Harry A. Morey
70,723
15.90% 		 E. G. Popejoy
14,922
3.35% 		 P. G. Watson
7,228
1.62%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 William C. Hayward(I)
211,708
54.65% 		 A. J. Anders
157,721
40.71% 		 Lee W. Lang
9,400
2.43% 		 Byron E. Youtz
8,562
2.21%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 William C. Hayward(I)
260,268
56.04% 		 Julius Ruge
187,788
40.44% 		 Howard M. Humphrey
8,681
1.87% 		 William Strauss
7,219
1.55% 		 Harry H. Mix
247
0.05% 		 J. N. Martin
202
0.04%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 William C. Hayward
235,429
57.59% 		 James S. McLuen
156,747
38.35% 		 Charles R. Oyler
8,452
2.07% 		 D. R. Dungan
7,782
1.90% 		 W. E. Macumber
368
0.09%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 William B. Martin(I)
301,925
62.62% 		 Charles A. Dickson
153,529
31.84% 		 John E. Shank
13,618
2.82% 		 Albert J. Bolster
11,526
2.39% 		 John C. Ferris
1,582
0.33%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 William B. Martin(I)
229,227
57.98% 		 Richard Burke
149,955
37.93% 		 W. Howard
9,818
2.48% 		 W. A. Jacobs
6,354
1.61%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 William B. Martin
305,815
57.90% 		 Sylvester B. Crane
209,639
39.69% 		 Stephen O. Pillsbury
9,194
1.74% 		 C. Wirth
2,499
0.47% 		 R. Wheeler
638
0.12% 		 M. J. Kremer
247
0.05% 		 Edward W. Sage
168
0.03%

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