DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Francis H. Kelly
Last held office: Maryland State Senate, District 10 (1982–1990). Ran in 7 elections between 1974 and 1986, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +31.8
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 7
- 1974–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kelly was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland State Senate, District 5Maryland State Senate, District 10
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kelly has run
Margin: how far Kelly finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Maryland State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Clarence E. Ritter (R) | 65.9% | D+31.8 |
| 1982 | Maryland State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Kenneth W. Fowler (R) | 66.2% | D+32.4 |
| 1982 | Maryland State Senate, District 10 | Primary | Won | Paul A. Figinski (D) | 77.6% | +55.1 |
| 1978 | Maryland State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | George A. Price (R) | 54.7% | D+9.5 |
| 1978 | Maryland State Senate, District 5 | Primary | Won | Charles A. Ruppersberger III (D), Richard C. Kipp Sr. (D) | 48.9% | +17.2 |
| 1974 | Maryland State Senate, District 5 | General | Lost | C. A. Porter Hopkins (R) | 45.4% | R+9.2 |
| 1974 | Maryland State Senate, District 5 | Primary | Won | Weldon Leroy Maddox (D) | 74.3% | +48.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kelly has held
- Maryland State Senate, District 10 · 1982–1990
- Maryland State Senate, District 5 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kelly has run against
- Clarence E. Ritter (R) · 1986 election, won
- Kenneth W. Fowler (R) · 1982 election, won
- George A. Price (R) · 1978 election, won
- C. A. Porter Hopkins (R) · 1974 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive