DemocratNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2006
Donald L. Whitaker
Last held office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 (1990–2006). Ran in 9 elections between 1990 and 2006, winning 8.
Last office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61
- Last margin
- −1.3
- Lost 2006
- Elections
- 9
- 1990–2006
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Whitaker 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 Whitaker has run
Margin: how far Whitaker finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Lost | Shirley A. Tyler (R) | 49.3% | R+1.3 |
| 2004 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Darrell D. Parker Jr. (R) | 57.7% | D+15.5 |
| 2000 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Johnny H. Small Jr. (R) | 65.2% | D+30.3 |
| 1998 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Ernestine J. Hodge (R) | 56.1% | D+12.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Whitaker has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 61 · 1990–2006
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Whitaker has run against
- Shirley A. Tyler (R) · 2006 election, lost
- Darrell D. Parker Jr. (R) · 2002 election, won
- Johnny H. Small Jr. (R) · 2000 election, won
- Ernestine J. Hodge (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive