DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Feb 1972
Benny G. Christian
Last held office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19 (1972–1976). Ran in 5 elections between 1967 and 1972, winning 5.
Last office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19
- Last margin
- +69.5
- Won 1968
- Elections
- 5
- 1967–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Christian was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Louisiana House of Representatives, District 46Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Christian has run
Margin: how far Christian finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Runoff | Won | Jesse E. Stodghill Jr. (D) | 50.8% | +1.5 |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19 | Primary | Won | Jesse E. Stodghill Jr. (D), Walter Perkins Jr. (D), Thomas Earl Leoty (D) | 28.3% | −1.0 |
| 1968 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | Blake E. Harveston (R) | 84.8% | D+69.5 |
| 1967 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 46 | Primary | Won | A. J. Chapman (D), Abrey K. Tullos (D), Patricia Kennedy Love (D) | 52.4% | +29.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Christian has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 19 · 1972–1976
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 46 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Christian has run against
- Blake E. Harveston (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive