DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Donald W. Stewart
Last held office: U.S. Senate, Alabama (1978–1984). Ran in 4 elections between 1970 and 1978, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +11.7
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 4
- 1970–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Stewart was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 16Alabama State Senate, District 20U.S. Senate, Alabama
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Stewart has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Stewart won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | U.S. Senate, Alabama (special) | Special | Won | James D. Martin (R), Michael R.a. Erdey (L), A. J. Killinsworth (I) | 55.1% | D+11.7 | D+13.3 | |
| 1974 | Alabama State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Margaret Stout (R) | 75% | D+49.9 | — | |
| 1974 | Alabama State Senate, District 20 | Primary | Won | Fred Ray Lybrand (D) | 67.3% | +34.6 | — | |
| 1970 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Hugh D. Merrill (D), Ray Burgess (D), Elvin McCary (I) | 29.1% | D+1.3 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Stewart has held
- U.S. Senate, Alabama · 1978–1984
- Alabama State Senate, District 20 · 1974–1978
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 16 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Stewart has run against
- James D. Martin (R) · 1978 special election, won
- Margaret Stout (R) · 1974 election, won
- Hugh D. Merrill (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive