DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Bill Roberts
Last held office: Alabama State Senate, District 35 (1974–1978). Ran in 4 elections between 1970 and 1974, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +86.4
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1970–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Roberts was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 37Alabama State Senate, District 35
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Roberts has run
Margin: how far Roberts finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Alabama State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | C. F. McDade (CST) | 93.2% | D+86.4 |
| 1974 | Alabama State Senate, District 35 | Runoff | Won | Maurice A. Downing (D) | 58.7% | +17.3 |
| 1974 | Alabama State Senate, District 35 | Primary | Lost | Maurice A. Downing (D), Nelson Burnett (D) | 46% | +5.5 |
| 1970 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Jim Wood (D), Ben Stokes (D), Mayer W. Perloff (D) | 8.1% | R+0.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Roberts has held
- Alabama State Senate, District 35 · 1974–1978
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 37 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Roberts has run against
- C. F. McDade (CST) · 1974 election, won
- Jim Wood (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive