DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992

Bill Dover

Bill Dover ran in 21 elections between 1972 and 1992, winning 18. Served in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 11 and District 9).

Last office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 9

Elections: 21; 1972–1992
Won: 18; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Dover was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 11 Georgia House of Representatives, District 9Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Dover has run

Margin: how far Dover finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1992	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Dwight Cohran (R)	57.2%	D+14.5
1990	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D)	50.2%	D+0.4
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D)	49.8%	R+0.5
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D), Doyle Taylor (D)	34.5%	−9.3
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D)	50%	R+0.1
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D), Doyle Taylor (D), Ben Purcell (D)	25.1%	−5.1
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D), Thomas Eugene Addy Sr. (R)	39.6%	R+3.2
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Runoff	Won	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D), Ben Purcell (D), Jack Irvin (D)	25.4%	−8.1
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Lost	Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D), Ben Purcell (D), Jack Irvin (D)	23.3%	+2.9
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Jack Irvin (D)	50.5%	D+1.0
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Won	Jack Irvin (D), Ben Purcell (D)	29.9%	−11.9
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Won	Tommy Lee Barrett (D)	61.6%	+23.1
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Unopposed	99.9%	—
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Won	Tommy Lee Barrett (D)	56.7%	+13.4
1974	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1974	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Runoff	Won	Hubert Ritchie (D)	52.4%	+4.7
1974	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Lost	Hubert Ritchie (D), Paul Byers (D)	31.3%	−14.9
1972	Georgia House of Representatives, District 11	Primary	Lost	John C. Foster (D), Hubert Ritchie (D)	25.6%	−13.4

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Dover has held

Georgia House of Representatives, District 9 · 1993–1994
Georgia House of Representatives, District 11 · 1975–1992

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Dover has run against

Dwight Cohran (R) · 1992 election, won
Mary Jeanette Jamieson (D) · 1990 election, won
Jack Irvin (D) · 1982 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)