RepublicanNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Betty Jo Williams
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 63 (1992–1998). Ran in 16 elections between 1978 and 1996, winning 16.
- Last margin
- +24.8
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 16
- 1978–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Williams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 48Georgia House of Representatives, District 63
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Williams has run
Margin: how far Williams finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | Jim Watkins (D) | 62.4% | R+24.8 |
| 1994 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Sally Smith Jorden (D) | 62.8% | R+25.7 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Bill Scott (D) | 74.2% | R+48.5 |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Sid Johnson (D) | 54.3% | R+8.7 |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Bill Noble (R) | 69.1% | +38.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Williams has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 63 · 1992–1998
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 48 · 1978–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Williams has run against
- Jim Watkins (D) · 1996 election, won
- Sally Smith Jorden (D) · 1990 election, won
- Bill Scott (D) · 1984 election, won
- Sid Johnson (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive