DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Howard B. Chapin
Last held office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 (1974–1992). Ran in 10 elections between 1974 and 1992, winning 9.
Last office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2
- Last margin
- −5.3
- Lost 1992
- Elections
- 10
- 1974–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Chapin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Chapin has run
Margin: how far Chapin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Lost | Zeno L. Edwards Jr. (R) | 47.4% | R+5.3 |
| 1990 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | B. J. Wiggs Jr. (R) | 58.4% | D+16.9 |
| 1988 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Kerry D. Cox (R) | 64.4% | D+28.9 |
| 1986 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | James E. Hodges (R) | 68.4% | D+36.7 |
| 1984 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Robert M. Boyd (R) | 67.3% | D+34.7 |
| 1982 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | John Wilkinson (R) | 66.8% | D+33.5 |
| 1980 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | John Wilkinson (R) | 57.2% | D+14.4 |
| 1978 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.3% | — |
| 1976 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | James R. Vosburgh (R) | 71% | D+42.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Chapin has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Chapin has run against
- Zeno L. Edwards Jr. (R) · 1992 election, lost
- B. J. Wiggs Jr. (R) · 1990 election, won
- Kerry D. Cox (R) · 1988 election, won
- James E. Hodges (R) · 1986 election, won
- Robert M. Boyd (R) · 1984 election, won
- John Wilkinson (R) · 1982 election, won
- James R. Vosburgh (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive