ConstitutionNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
G. Ralph Davenport Jr.
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 (1992–2008). Ran in 13 elections between 1984 and 2010, winning 11.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37
- Last margin
- −39.1
- Lost 2010
- Elections
- 13
- 1984–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Davenport was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Davenport has run
Margin: how far Davenport finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Lost | Steve Parker (R), Delores Frazer (D) | 16.8% | −39.1 |
| 2006 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Kathleen G. Kempe (D) | 54.5% | +9.0 |
| 1990 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Lost | Kathleen G. Kempe (D) | 49.7% | −0.5 |
| 1988 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Glenn G. Reese (D) | 53.2% | +6.3 |
| 1986 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | W. Jack Graham (D) | 53.9% | +7.7 |
| 1984 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | W. Jack Graham (D) | 61.7% | +23.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Davenport has held
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 · 1992–2008
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 37 · 1984–1990
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Davenport has run against
- Steve Parker (R) · 2010 election, lost
- Kathleen G. Kempe (D) · 1992 election, won
- Glenn G. Reese (D) · 1988 election, won
- W. Jack Graham (D) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive