DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Howard H. Rainey
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 (1974–1990). Ran in 23 elections between 1968 and 2004, winning 22.
- Last margin
- −18.3
- Lost 2004
- Elections
- 23
- 1968–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rainey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 47Georgia House of Representatives, District 115Georgia House of Representatives, District 135
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Rainey has run
Margin: how far Rainey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Georgia State Senate, District 13 | General | Lost | Joseph Carter (R) | 40.9% | R+18.3 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | Johnny Floyd (D) | 60.8% | +21.7 |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | James Richard Dowdy III (D) | 61% | +22.0 |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | James Richard Dowdy III (D), Robert Phillips (D) | 52.7% | +10.8 |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | Hobby Stripling (D) | 65.1% | +30.1 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 115 | General | Won | Ted Hudson (D), A. B. C. Dorminy (D) | 34.6% | D+1.9 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 115 | Primary | Won | A. B. C. Dorminy (D), Ted Hudson (D) | 36.2% | +4.2 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Rooney L. Bowen (D) | 50.9% | D+1.8 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | Primary | Won | Rooney L. Bowen (D) | 51.5% | +3.0 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | General | Won | Rooney L. Bowen (D) | 51% | D+2.0 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 | Primary | Won | Rooney L. Bowen (D) | 53.2% | +6.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rainey has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 135 · 1974–1990
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 115 · 1972–1974
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 47 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rainey has run against
- Joseph Carter (R) · 2004 election, lost
- Ted Hudson (D) · 1972 election, won
- Rooney L. Bowen (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive