DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Hardy Williams
Last held office: Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8 (1982–1998). Ran in 9 elections between 1970 and 1994, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +62.9
- Won 1994
- Elections
- 9
- 1970–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Williams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Williams has run
Margin: how far Williams finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Fatina Williams (R) | 81.5% | D+62.9 |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Joseph M. Terinoni (R) | 80.1% | D+60.1 |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Cordell D. Jones (R) | 80.6% | D+61.1 |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Thomas M. Porter (R), Cynthia Ralls (CST), Teresa A. Banik (L) | 79.1% | D+60.3 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 | General | Won | William H. Smallwood (R) | 91.5% | D+83.1 |
| 1978 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 | General | Won | Joseph Thomas (R) | 87.6% | D+75.1 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 | General | Won | Donald K. Warring (R) | 93.1% | D+86.2 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 | General | Won | Linwood Williams (R) | 88.7% | D+77.4 |
| 1970 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 | General | Won | Robert Thomas Richards (R) | 86.9% | D+73.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Williams has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 8 · 1982–1998
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 · 1976–1982
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 191 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Williams has run against
- Fatina Williams (R) · 1994 election, won
- Joseph M. Terinoni (R) · 1990 election, won
- Cordell D. Jones (R) · 1986 election, won
- Thomas M. Porter (R) · 1982 election, won
- William H. Smallwood (R) · 1980 election, won
- Joseph Thomas (R) · 1978 election, won
- Donald K. Warring (R) · 1976 election, won
- Linwood Williams (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive