RepublicanNot in office · last served 1970Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Howard Swafford
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12 (1968–1970). Ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1990, winning 4.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12
- Last margin
- −39.9
- Lost 1990
- Elections
- 8
- 1968–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Swafford 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 12
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Swafford has run
Margin: how far Swafford finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Lost | Billy Rigsby (D) | 30% | D+39.9 |
| 1986 | Tennessee State Senate, District 13 | Primary | Lost | Foster E. Elsea (R), Bill Bakerbill (R) | 19.2% | −29.8 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Lost | Shelby Rhinehart (D) | 36.7% | D+26.6 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 37 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Lost | Shelby Rhinehart (D) | 47.9% | D+4.2 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | P. D. Garland (D) | 53.7% | R+7.5 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Swafford has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 12 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Swafford has run against
- Billy Rigsby (D) · 1990 election, lost
- Shelby Rhinehart (D) · 1974 election, lost
- P. D. Garland (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive