DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Herbert J. Deskins Jr.
Last held office: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 (1984–1998). Ran in 15 elections between 1975 and 1996, winning 15.
- Last margin
- +57.5
- Won 1981
- Elections
- 15
- 1975–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Deskins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Deskins has run
Margin: how far Deskins finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1986 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | Primary | Won | Wayne T. Rutherford (D) | 52% | +3.9 |
| 1984 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Gary T. Metcalf (R) | 78.7% | D+57.5 |
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | Primary | Won | Sonny L. Hall (D) | 73.2% | +46.4 |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | Primary | Won | Tom E. Dotson (D) | 66.7% | +33.4 |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 | Primary | Won | Lee Roberts (D) | 50.6% | +1.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Deskins has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 · 1984–1998
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 94 · 1975–1983
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Deskins has run against
- Gary T. Metcalf (R) · 1981 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive