DemocratNot in office · last served 1993Last on a ballot: Nov 1991

Ford C. Quillen

Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 1 (1971–1993). Ran in 13 elections between 1969 and 1991, winning 13.

Last office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 1

Last margin: +14.1; Won 1987
Elections: 13; 1969–1991

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Quillen 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 62 Virginia House of Delegates, District 1Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Quillen has run

Margin: how far Quillen finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1991	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1989	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Unopposed	99.7%	—
1987	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	H. Ronnie Montgomery (R)	57.1%	D+14.1
1985	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Gary E. Waddell (R)	63.7%	D+27.4
1983	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Unopposed	99.9%	—
1982	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	James E. Jennings (R)	61.4%	D+22.8
1981	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Orby L. Cantrell (D)	49.4%	R+1.1
1979	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Orby L. Cantrell (D)	50.5%	D+1.0
1977	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Orby L. Cantrell (D), Gordon Neal Diem (R)	38%	D+0.6
1975	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Orby L. Cantrell (D), Joseph E. Wolfe (R), Gavin M. Bledsoe (R)	29%	R+0.4
1973	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Orby L. Cantrell (D), Birg E. Sergent (R), Billy M. Bledsoe (I)	33.2%	R+0.5
1971	Virginia House of Delegates, District 1	General	Won	Orby L. Cantrell (D), James Richard Kiser (R), Joseph R. Morton (R)	27.1%	R+0.6
1969	Virginia House of Delegates, District 62	General	Won	G. R. C. Stuart (D), Joe M. Hart (I), S. Strother Smith III (I)	28.3%	D+1.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Quillen has held

Virginia House of Delegates, District 1 · 1971–1993
Virginia House of Delegates, District 62 · 1969–1971

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Quillen has run against

H. Ronnie Montgomery (R) · 1987 election, won
Gary E. Waddell (R) · 1985 election, won
James E. Jennings (R) · 1982 election, won
Orby L. Cantrell (D) · 1981 election, won
G. R. C. Stuart (D) · 1969 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive