RepublicanNot in office · last served 1981Last on a ballot: Nov 1988

Dexter S. Wright

Dexter S. Wright ran in 14 elections between 1969 and 1988, winning 9. Served in the Kentucky House of Representatives (District 38).

Career

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

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1988	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Lost	Denver Butler (D)	43.3%	D+13.4
1988	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	Primary	Won	Ray Crisler (R)	59%	+18.0
1986	Kentucky State Senate, District 37	Special	Lost	Larry Saunders (D)	41.9%	D+14.6
1984	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Lost	Dan Seum (D)	49.1%	D+1.7
1984	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	Primary	Won	Bill Creech (R)	65.1%	+30.1
1981	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Lost	Dan Seum (D)	49.2%	D+1.6
1979	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Won	Col R. K. Walker (D)	51.7%	R+3.4
1977	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Won	Col R. K. Walker (D)	54.9%	R+9.8
1975	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Won	Richard Chandler (D)	58.1%	R+16.2
1975	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	Primary	Won	Maria C. Meuter (R)	76.9%	+53.8
1973	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Lost	Richard Chandler (D)	47.9%	D+4.1
1971	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Won	Richard L. Ballinger (D), J. D. Thompson (I)	53.9%	R+9.7
1969	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	General	Won	Orville Quire (D), Walter E. Fugate (I)	48.5%	R+1.3
1969	Kentucky House of Representatives, District 38	Primary	Won	Lewis Hadley Hall (R)	51.1%	+2.3