RepublicanNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2012
Billy R. Skelton
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 (2002–2014). Ran in 7 elections between 1988 and 2012, winning 6.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3
- Last margin
- +7.0
- Won 2012
- Elections
- 7
- 1988–2012
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Skelton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Skelton has run
Margin: how far Skelton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Ed J. Harris (I) | 53.2% | R+7.0 |
| 2010 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Unopposed | 96.4% | — |
| 2008 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Jason Gale (D) | 63.9% | R+27.8 |
| 2006 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Larry W. Gahan (D), Peter Newell (L) | 61.3% | R+25.2 |
| 1988 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Lost | Edward W. Simpson (R) | 42.5% | D+15.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Skelton has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Skelton has run against
- Ed J. Harris (I) · 2012 election, won
- Jason Gale (D) · 2008 election, won
- Larry W. Gahan (D) · 2002 election, won
- Edward W. Simpson (R) · 1988 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive