DemocratNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Charlie Cole Chaffin
Last held office: Arkansas State Senate, District 14 (1992–1996). Ran in 5 elections between 1982 and 1992, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +38.7
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 5
- 1982–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Chaffin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Arkansas State Senate, District 16Arkansas State Senate, District 14
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Chaffin has run
Margin: how far Chaffin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Arkansas State Senate, District 14 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1990 | Arkansas State Senate, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1986 | Arkansas State Senate, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1984 | Arkansas State Senate, District 16 | Special | Won | Norma Stewart (R) | 69.3% | D+38.7 |
| 1982 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 55 | Primary | Lost | Larry Mitchell (D) | 42.6% | −14.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Chaffin has held
- Arkansas State Senate, District 14 · 1992–1996
- Arkansas State Senate, District 16 · 1984–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Chaffin has run against
- Norma Stewart (R) · 1984 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive