DemocratNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2014
H. Truman Chafin
Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 6 (1982–2014). Ran in 12 elections between 1982 and 2014, winning 11.
- Last margin
- −1.6
- Lost 2014
- Elections
- 12
- 1982–2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Chafin 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 Chafin has run
Margin: how far Chafin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Lost | Mark Maynard (R) | 49.2% | R+1.6 |
| 2014 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2010 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2006 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Richard Bass (R) | 68.9% | D+37.9 |
| 1986 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | Primary | Won | James Simpkins (D) | 59.7% | +19.5 |
| 1982 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | West Virginia State Senate, District 6 | Primary | Won | Lafe P. Ward (D) | 64.4% | +28.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Chafin has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 6 · 1982–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Chafin has run against
- Mark Maynard (R) · 2014 election, lost
- Richard Bass (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive