DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Charles F. Laird
Last held office: Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 (1972–1988). Ran in 8 elections between 1972 and 1986, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +24.6
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 8
- 1972–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Laird was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kansas House of Representatives, District 59
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Laird has run
Margin: how far Laird finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Marion W. Manion (R) | 62.3% | D+24.6 |
| 1984 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Marion W. Manion (R) | 58.3% | D+16.5 |
| 1982 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Frank Lee Shelton (R) | 66% | D+32.0 |
| 1980 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Pat Jones (R) | 54.4% | D+8.8 |
| 1978 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Guy W. Sessin (R) | 68.5% | D+37.0 |
| 1976 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Chet R. Harvey (R) | 60.4% | D+20.8 |
| 1974 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | L. B. Henderson (R) | 61.3% | D+22.6 |
| 1972 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | L. B. Henderson (R) | 52% | D+4.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Laird has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 59 · 1972–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Laird has run against
- Marion W. Manion (R) · 1986 election, won
- Frank Lee Shelton (R) · 1982 election, won
- Pat Jones (R) · 1980 election, won
- Guy W. Sessin (R) · 1978 election, won
- Chet R. Harvey (R) · 1976 election, won
- L. B. Henderson (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive