DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 2020
Charles P. Pray
Charles P. Pray ran in 11 elections between 1974 and 2020, winning 9. Served in the Maine State Senate (District 30 and District 5).
- Elections
- 11
- 1974–2020
- Won
- 9
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Pray was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine State Senate, District 30Maine State Senate, District 5
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Pray has run
Margin: how far Pray finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Maine House of Representatives, District 143 | General | Lost | Peggy Jo Stanley (R) | 48.6% | R+2.9 |
| 1992 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Lost | Stephen E. Hall (R) | 44.1% | R+11.8 |
| 1990 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Stephen E. Hall (R) | 53.5% | D+8.1 |
| 1988 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Malcolm V. Buchanan (R) | 55.5% | D+11.3 |
| 1986 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Malcolm V. Buchanan (R) | 56.2% | D+12.4 |
| 1984 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Elliott N. Levy (R) | 69.8% | D+39.6 |
| 1982 | Maine State Senate, District 30 | General | Won | Paul A. Fichtner (R) | 64.2% | D+28.5 |
| 1980 | Maine State Senate, District 30 | General | Won | Fredericka A. Boynton (NLP) | 68.3% | D+37.4 |
| 1978 | Maine State Senate, District 30 | General | Won | Woodrow A. Mercier (R) | 62% | D+23.9 |
| 1976 | Maine State Senate, District 30 | General | Won | Wakine G. Tanous (R) | 54.2% | D+8.3 |
| 1974 | Maine State Senate, District 30 | General | Won | Gary A. Robinson Sr. (R) | 57.5% | D+15.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Pray has held
- Maine State Senate, District 5 · 1985–1992
- Maine State Senate, District 30 · 1975–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Pray has run against
- Peggy Jo Stanley (R) · 2020 election, lost
- Stephen E. Hall (R) · 1992 election, lost
- Malcolm V. Buchanan (R) · 1988 election, won
- Elliott N. Levy (R) · 1984 election, won
- Paul A. Fichtner (R) · 1982 election, won
- Fredericka A. Boynton (NLP) · 1980 election, won
- Woodrow A. Mercier (R) · 1978 election, won
- Wakine G. Tanous (R) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)