DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Dorsey Ketchum
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 (1976–1982). Ran in 6 elections between 1976 and 1980, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −1.0
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 6
- 1976–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ketchum was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ketchum has run
Margin: how far Ketchum finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 | General | Won | Patricia Hartman (D), Charles M. Polan Jr. (D), Robert Chambers (D) | 8.9% | R+1.0 |
| 1980 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 | Primary | Won | Robert Chambers (D), Patricia Hartman (D), Harold E. Given (D) | 9.5% | −0.2 |
| 1978 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 | General | Won | Patricia Hartman (D), Forest Underwood (D), Charles M. Polan Jr. (D) | 9.7% | R+0.8 |
| 1978 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 | Primary | Won | Forest Underwood (D), Patricia Hartman (D), Charles M. Polan Jr. (D) | 8.3% | −3.8 |
| 1976 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 | General | Won | Michele Prestera Craig (D), Albert C. Esposito (R), Hugh A. Kincaid (D) | 9.4% | R+1.9 |
| 1976 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 | Primary | Won | Charles M. Polan Jr. (D), Michele Prestera (D), Hugh A. Kincaid (D) | 7.4% | −3.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ketchum has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 11 · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ketchum has run against
- Patricia Hartman (D) · 1980 election, won
- Michele Prestera Craig (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive