DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Ernest L. Manchester
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 5 (1970–1972). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −3.6
- Lost 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Manchester was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 5
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Manchester has run
Margin: how far Manchester finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Maine House of Representatives, District 5 | General | Lost | Philip E. Dunn (R) | 48.2% | R+3.6 |
| 1970 | Maine House of Representatives, District 5 | General | Won | Frank B. Foster (R) | 51.8% | D+3.5 |
| 1968 | Maine House of Representatives, District 5 | General | Lost | Frank B. Foster (R) | 49.7% | R+0.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Manchester has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 5 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Manchester has run against
- Philip E. Dunn (R) · 1972 election, lost
- Frank B. Foster (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive