RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Chesley Morton
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 (1982–1990). Ran in 9 elections between 1982 and 1990, winning 8.
- Last margin
- −7.3
- Lost 1990
- Elections
- 9
- 1982–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Morton 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 Morton has run
Margin: how far Morton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Lost | Tom Sherrill (D) | 46.4% | D+7.3 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Peggy Lehmberg (D) | 56.1% | R+12.1 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | Primary | Won | Joyce Ringer (R) | 55.7% | +11.5 |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Paul Goldstein (D) | 66% | R+32.1 |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | Primary | Won | Edd Wheeler (R) | 75.3% | +50.7 |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | G. Michael Smith (D) | 58.5% | R+17.0 |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | Primary | Won | Ben W. Beazley (R) | 60.2% | +20.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Morton has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 · 1982–1990
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Morton has run against
- Tom Sherrill (D) · 1990 election, lost
- Peggy Lehmberg (D) · 1988 election, won
- Paul Goldstein (D) · 1984 election, won
- G. Michael Smith (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive