DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Charles Finnell
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 68 (1992–1998). Ran in 25 elections between 1968 and 1998, winning 21.
- Last margin
- −0.9
- Lost 1998
- Elections
- 25
- 1968–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Finnell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Texas House of Representatives, District 61Texas House of Representatives, District 53Texas House of Representatives, District 53Texas House of Representatives, District 80Texas House of Representatives, District 68
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Finnell has run
Margin: how far Finnell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Texas House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Lost | Rick Hardcastle (R) | 49.6% | R+0.9 |
| 1996 | Texas House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Texas House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Texas House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | Primary | Won | D. Caussey (D) | 66% | +32.0 |
| 1982 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Texas House of Representatives, District 80 | Primary | Lost | Bill J. Glassford (D) | 60.9% | +21.8 |
| 1980 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | Primary | Won | Harold E. Bonham (D), William Sharrill Burba Sr. (D) | 50.5% | +15.6 |
| 1978 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Gail L. Sogard (R) | 65.4% | D+30.8 |
| 1976 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.6% | — |
| 1976 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | Primary | Won | Tom Cartlidge (D) | 57% | +14.0 |
| 1974 | Texas State Senate, District 30 | Primary | Lost | Ray Farabee (D) | 42.3% | −15.4 |
| 1972 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Texas House of Representatives, District 53 | Primary | Won | Robert Edwards (D), Leo Cook (D), Kenneth Hill (D) | 51.1% | +32.1 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Primary | Lost | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 61 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Finnell has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 68 · 1992–1998
- Texas House of Representatives, District 80 · 1982–1992
- Texas House of Representatives, District 53 · 1976–1982
- Texas House of Representatives, District 53 · 1972–1974
- Texas House of Representatives, District 61 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Finnell has run against
- Rick Hardcastle (R) · 1998 election, lost
- Gail L. Sogard (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive