RepublicanNot in office · last served 1987Last on a ballot: Nov 1987
A. Joseph Canada Jr.
Last held office: Virginia State Senate, District 8 (1971–1987). Ran in 5 elections between 1971 and 1987, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −1.6
- Lost 1987
- Elections
- 5
- 1971–1987
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Canada 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 Canada has run
Margin: how far Canada finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Lost | M. E. Stallings (D), Miles Louis Pace (I) | 46.8% | D+1.6 |
| 1983 | Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Robert G. Jones (D) | 65.2% | R+30.4 |
| 1979 | Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Bruce G. Murphy (D), Andrew L. Max (I) | 65.6% | R+35.9 |
| 1975 | Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Robert H. Callis Jr. (D), John A. Fahey (I) | 45.1% | R+8.3 |
| 1971 | Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Edward T. Caton III (I), Richard D. Guy (D) | 41% | R+10.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Canada has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 8 · 1971–1987
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Canada has run against
- M. E. Stallings (D) · 1987 election, lost
- Robert G. Jones (D) · 1983 election, won
- Bruce G. Murphy (D) · 1979 election, won
- Robert H. Callis Jr. (D) · 1975 election, won
- Edward T. Caton III (I) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive