RepublicanNot in office · last served 2007Last on a ballot: Nov 2003
H. R. Potts Jr.
Last held office: Virginia State Senate, District 27 (1991–2007). Ran in 4 elections between 1991 and 2003, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +17.2
- Won 2003
- Elections
- 4
- 1991–2003
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Potts was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Potts has run
Margin: how far Potts finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Virginia State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Mark Rankin Herring (D) | 58.6% | R+17.2 |
| 1999 | Virginia State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1995 | Virginia State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Thomas A. Lewis (D) | 65.2% | R+30.4 |
| 1991 | Virginia State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Dennis L. Hupp (D), Thomas A. Lewis (I), Robert Lynwood Coffman (I) | 49.6% | R+18.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Potts has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 27 · 1991–2007
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Potts has run against
- Mark Rankin Herring (D) · 2003 election, won
- Thomas A. Lewis (D) · 1995 election, won
- Dennis L. Hupp (D) · 1991 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive