DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
G. J. Higginbotham
Last held office: Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 (1986–1994). Ran in 9 elections between 1974 and 1990, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +15.9
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 9
- 1974–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Higginbotham was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 64Alabama State Senate, District 22Alabama House of Representatives, District 80
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Higginbotham has run
Margin: how far Higginbotham finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Won | Shelby Dean Ward (R) | 58% | D+15.9 |
| 1986 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 | Runoff | Won | Owsley (D) | 54.6% | +9.2 |
| 1986 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 | Primary | Lost | Owsley (D), Young (D), Likins (D) | 39% | +17.5 |
| 1982 | Alabama State Senate, District 22 | Runoff | Lost | Danny Corbett (D) | 46.5% | −7.1 |
| 1982 | Alabama State Senate, District 22 | Primary | Lost | Danny Corbett (D), Bowen Brassell (D), Webb (D) | 38.8% | +3.7 |
| 1978 | Alabama State Senate, District 22 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | Charles W. Lawler (D) | 55.9% | +11.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Higginbotham has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 · 1986–1994
- Alabama State Senate, District 22 · 1978–1982
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 · 1974–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Higginbotham has run against
- Shelby Dean Ward (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive