DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Sep 1982
Bethel D. Starkey
Last held office: Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 (1974–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1974 and 1982, winning 2.
- Elections
- 5
- 1974–1982
- Won
- 2
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Starkey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 23
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Starkey has run
Margin: how far Starkey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Lost | Bill Inman (D), Ben Richardson (D), Cecil Shavers (D) | 17.9% | −5.7 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Lost | Cecil Shavers (D) | 48.4% | −3.2 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 | Runoff | Won | James Lemaster (D) | 54.1% | +8.1 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Lost | James Lemaster (D), R. L. Howland (D) | 40.8% | +6.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Starkey has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 · 1974–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive