DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Sep 1978
Hugh D. Merrill
Last held office: Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 (1974–1978). Ran in 6 elections between 1970 and 1978, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −1.3
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 6
- 1970–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Merrill was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 16Alabama House of Representatives, District 59
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Merrill has run
Margin: how far Merrill finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 | Runoff | Lost | James M. Campbell (D) | 49.3% | −1.3 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 | Primary | Lost | James M. Campbell (D), Elbert Jenkins (D) | 38.1% | +0.9 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 | Runoff | Won | Bill Halsey (D) | 50.3% | +0.6 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 | Primary | Lost | Bill Halsey (D), John E. Reaves (D) | 37.5% | −2.8 |
| 1970 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Donald W. Stewart (D), Ray Burgess (D), Elvin McCary (I) | 27.7% | R+1.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Merrill has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 59 · 1974–1978
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 16 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Merrill has run against
- Donald W. Stewart (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive