DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: May 1982

Dave Finney

Dave Finney ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 7. Served in the Texas House of Representatives (District 52 and District 32).

Career

Offices held, and every time Finney was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Finney finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1982	Texas State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Hugh Parmer (D), Jim Lane (D), Lynda Brender (D)	17.6%	−21.1
1974	Texas House of Representatives, District 32	General	Won	Gibson Lewis (D), Tom Schieffer (D), Joe Spurlock II (D)	8.6%	R+0.1
1974	Texas House of Representatives, District 32	Primary	Won	Joe Spurlock II (D), Tom Schieffer (D), W. C. Sherman (D)	10.2%	−0.7
1972	Texas House of Representatives, District 32	General	Won	Joe Spurlock II (D), Gibson Lewis (D), Bill Hilliard (D)	8.2%	R+0.6
1972	Texas House of Representatives, District 32	Primary	Won	Joe Spurlock II (D), Gibson Lewis (D), Bill Hilliard (D)	6.4%	−3.1
1970	Texas House of Representatives, District 52	General	Won	Tommy Shannon (D), W. C. Sherman (D), Mike Moncrief (D)	8.3%	R+0.6
1970	Texas House of Representatives, District 52	Primary	Lost	Tommy Shannon (D), W. C. Sherman (D), Cordell Hull (D)	11.3%	0.0
1968	Texas House of Representatives, District 52	General	Won	Joe Shannon Jr. (D), Jack McLaughlin (D), W. C. Sherman (D)	9.5%	R+1.3
1968	Texas House of Representatives, District 52	Primary	Won	Joe Shannon Jr. (D), Tommy Shannon (D), W. C. Sherman (D)	7.1%	−3.9