RepublicanNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
Herman W. Ratliff
Last held office: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 (1984–1986). Ran in 10 elections between 1969 and 1984, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +10.0
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 10
- 1969–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ratliff was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 29Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ratliff has run
Margin: how far Ratliff finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | William Tonnie Ford (D) | 55% | R+10.0 |
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Rufus F. Hansford (D) | 53% | R+6.0 |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Dempsey A. Kerr (D) | 59.8% | R+19.5 |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1973 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | Brooks Edwards (D) | 55.3% | R+10.6 |
| 1973 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | Primary | Won | Marion Horn Jr. (R) | 84.8% | +69.5 |
| 1971 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | James R. Phillips (D) | 59.2% | R+18.4 |
| 1971 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 | Primary | Won | Ben E. Burress (R), Russell W. Close (R) | 48.6% | +13.5 |
| 1969 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Sam B. Thomas (D) | 51.3% | R+2.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ratliff has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 · 1984–1986
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 51 · 1971–1983
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 29 · 1969–1971
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ratliff has run against
- William Tonnie Ford (D) · 1984 election, won
- Rufus F. Hansford (D) · 1981 election, won
- Dempsey A. Kerr (D) · 1979 election, won
- Brooks Edwards (D) · 1973 election, won
- James R. Phillips (D) · 1971 election, won
- Sam B. Thomas (D) · 1969 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive