RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1983
Edwin H. Ragsdale
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 97 (1982–1984). Ran in 4 elections between 1971 and 1983, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −15.8
- Lost 1983
- Elections
- 4
- 1971–1983
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ragsdale was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Virginia House of Delegates, District 34Virginia House of Delegates, District 97
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ragsdale has run
Margin: how far Ragsdale finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 97 | General | Lost | George W. Grayson (D) | 42.1% | D+15.8 |
| 1982 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 97 | General | Won | Lee E. Williams (D), Inez Crump Mihalcoe (I) | 48.3% | R+4.6 |
| 1973 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 34 | General | Won | Ralph L. Axselle Jr. (D), Robert B. Ball Sr. (D), James L. Jenkins (D) | 18.3% | D+2.6 |
| 1971 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 34 | General | Won | T. Dix Sutton (I), Robert B. Ball Sr. (D), Thomas E. Coghill (R) | 16.6% | R+1.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ragsdale has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 97 · 1982–1984
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 34 · 1971–1975
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ragsdale has run against
- George W. Grayson (D) · 1983 election, lost
- Lee E. Williams (D) · 1982 election, won
- Ralph L. Axselle Jr. (D) · 1973 election, won
- T. Dix Sutton (I) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive