RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Aug 1976
Herbert J. Denton Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3 (1972–1976). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +7.7
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Denton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Denton has run
Margin: how far Denton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Tennessee State Senate, District 2 | Primary | Lost | Hayden Baker (R), Harold D. Necessary (R), C. C. Denny (R) | 42.7% | −2.0 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Ralph Yelton (D) | 53.9% | R+7.7 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Vaughn Brewer (D) | 57.8% | R+15.6 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | General | Won | Vaughn Brewer (D) | 50.6% | R+1.1 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | General | Won | Harry Lee Senter (D) | 59.8% | R+19.5 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | Primary | Won | Fred Leonard (R) | 61.1% | +22.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Denton has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 3 · 1972–1976
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District SULLIVAN 3 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Denton has run against
- Ralph Yelton (D) · 1974 election, won
- Vaughn Brewer (D) · 1972 election, won
- Harry Lee Senter (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive