RepublicanNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1989
C. Jefferson Stafford
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 (1971–1991). Ran in 11 elections between 1971 and 1989, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +19.1
- Won 1987
- Elections
- 11
- 1971–1989
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Stafford 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 Stafford has run
Margin: how far Stafford finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Unopposed | 98.6% | — |
| 1987 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | P. Byrd Wood (D) | 59.6% | R+19.1 |
| 1985 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1983 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | F. H. Combs (D) | 52.8% | R+5.7 |
| 1982 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | C. D. Dunford (D) | 52.3% | R+4.6 |
| 1981 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Joan H. Munford (D), W. Ward Teel (R), Jerry H. Geisler (R) | 25.2% | D+0.6 |
| 1979 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Blair B. Brockmeyer (D) | 53.4% | R+6.7 |
| 1977 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Harry N. Foglesong (D) | 54.9% | R+9.9 |
| 1975 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Harry N. Foglesong (D) | 54.1% | R+8.1 |
| 1973 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Hazel C. Elkins (D) | 60.2% | R+20.4 |
| 1971 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 | General | Won | Garnett S. Moore (D) | 54.4% | R+8.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Stafford has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 5 · 1971–1991
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Stafford has run against
- P. Byrd Wood (D) · 1987 election, won
- F. H. Combs (D) · 1983 election, won
- C. D. Dunford (D) · 1982 election, won
- Joan H. Munford (D) · 1981 election, won
- Blair B. Brockmeyer (D) · 1979 election, won
- Harry N. Foglesong (D) · 1977 election, won
- Hazel C. Elkins (D) · 1973 election, won
- Garnett S. Moore (D) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive