DemocratNot in office · last served 2015Last on a ballot: Nov 2011
Charles J. Colgan Sr.
Last held office: Virginia State Senate, District 29 (1975–2015). Ran in 11 elections between 1975 and 2011, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +10.3
- Won 2011
- Elections
- 11
- 1975–2011
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Colgan 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 Colgan has run
Margin: how far Colgan finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Tom T. Gordy (R) | 55.1% | D+10.3 |
| 2007 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Robert S. Fitzsimmonds (R) | 54.2% | D+8.4 |
| 2003 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | D. C. Mabie (R) | 54.7% | D+9.4 |
| 1999 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | R. S. Fitzsimmonds III (R) | 58.3% | D+16.5 |
| 1995 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | J. S. Long (R) | 58.2% | D+16.3 |
| 1991 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1983 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1979 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.6% | — |
| 1975 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Laurence E. Randall (R), Ralph A. Mauller (I) | 61.1% | D+28.4 |
| 1975 | Virginia State Senate, District 29 | Primary | Won | H. Selwyn Smith (D) | 57.9% | +15.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Colgan has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 29 · 1975–2015
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Colgan has run against
- Tom T. Gordy (R) · 2011 election, won
- Robert S. Fitzsimmonds (R) · 2007 election, won
- D. C. Mabie (R) · 2003 election, won
- R. S. Fitzsimmonds III (R) · 1999 election, won
- J. S. Long (R) · 1995 election, won
- Laurence E. Randall (R) · 1975 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive