DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Charles G. Dow
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 18 (1984–1988). Ran in 10 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 8.
- Last margin
- −2.8
- Lost 1988
- Elections
- 10
- 1970–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dow was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 49Maine House of Representatives, District 47Maine State Senate, District 15Maine State Senate, District 18
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dow has run
Margin: how far Dow finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Maine State Senate, District 18 | General | Lost | Norman E. Weymouth (R) | 48.6% | R+2.8 |
| 1986 | Maine State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Clifford H. West (R) | 55.9% | D+11.8 |
| 1984 | Maine State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Jeffrey M. Temple (R) | 57.1% | D+14.2 |
| 1982 | Maine State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | David R. Ault (R) | 50.7% | D+1.4 |
| 1980 | Maine State Senate, District 15 | General | Lost | David R. Ault (R) | 48.3% | R+3.5 |
| 1978 | Maine House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Justine E. Marks (R) | 58.8% | D+17.7 |
| 1976 | Maine House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Charles R. Peckham (R) | 53.2% | D+6.5 |
| 1974 | Maine House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | John F. Lassell (R) | 57.7% | D+15.4 |
| 1972 | Maine House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Norman E. Weymouth (R) | 50.6% | D+1.2 |
| 1970 | Maine House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Timothy J. Murphy (R) | 51% | D+2.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dow has held
- Maine State Senate, District 18 · 1984–1988
- Maine State Senate, District 15 · 1982–1984
- Maine House of Representatives, District 47 · 1974–1980
- Maine House of Representatives, District 49 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dow has run against
- Norman E. Weymouth (R) · 1988 election, lost
- Clifford H. West (R) · 1986 election, won
- Jeffrey M. Temple (R) · 1984 election, won
- David R. Ault (R) · 1982 election, won
- Justine E. Marks (R) · 1978 election, won
- Charles R. Peckham (R) · 1976 election, won
- John F. Lassell (R) · 1974 election, won
- Timothy J. Murphy (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive