RepublicanNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Charles M. Severance
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 (1980–1994). Ran in 12 elections between 1980 and 1992, winning 12.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16
- Last margin
- +39.5
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 12
- 1980–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Severance 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 Severance has run
Margin: how far Severance finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | R. C. Herrell (D) | 69.7% | R+39.5 |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Mark Cawood (D) | 61% | R+22.0 |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Mary Lou Horner (R) | 54.9% | +9.8 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Mark Cawood (D) | 59.3% | R+18.7 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Bob Farmer (D) | 62.5% | R+25.1 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Bill Baxter (R) | 51.8% | +3.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Severance has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 · 1980–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Severance has run against
- R. C. Herrell (D) · 1988 election, won
- Mark Cawood (D) · 1984 election, won
- Bob Farmer (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive