DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2008
Ben West Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 (1984–2010). Ran in 16 elections between 1984 and 2008, winning 16.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60
- Last margin
- +31.7
- Won 2008
- Elections
- 16
- 1984–2008
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time West 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 West has run
Margin: how far West finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Ron Hickman (R) | 65.8% | D+31.7 |
| 2006 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Juan Borges (R) | 67% | D+34.1 |
| 2004 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Dave Backs (R) | 71.4% | D+42.8 |
| 2000 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Dave Backs (R) | 72.8% | D+45.6 |
| 1998 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Robert Duvall (R) | 61% | D+22.1 |
| 1992 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Tim Hall (R), Larry E. Wheeler (I) | 61.9% | D+27.8 |
| 1990 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | General | Won | Betty Cannon (R) | 56% | D+12.1 |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 | Primary | Won | David R. Kennedy (D), Robert E. L. Sutton (D) | 41.4% | +2.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats West has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 · 1984–2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who West has run against
- Ron Hickman (R) · 2008 election, won
- Juan Borges (R) · 2006 election, won
- Dave Backs (R) · 2002 election, won
- Robert Duvall (R) · 1994 election, won
- Tim Hall (R) · 1992 election, won
- Betty Cannon (R) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive