DemocratNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Aug 1972
Hugh W. Stanton Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee State Senate, District 32 (1970–1974). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +63.3
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Stanton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Stanton has run
Margin: how far Stanton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Tennessee State Senate, District 32 | Primary | Lost | Hawthorne Wallis (D) | 47.2% | −5.6 |
| 1972 | Tennessee State Senate, District 32 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 99.2% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee State Senate, District 32 | Special | Won | Hawthorne Wallis (D) | 81.7% | D+63.3 |
| 1970 | Tennessee State Senate, District 32 | Primary | Won | Kelly Vickrey (R) | 76.3% | +52.7 |
| 1968 | Tennessee State Senate, District 32 | General | Lost | Bill Riggins (R) | 45.5% | R+9.0 |
| 1968 | Tennessee State Senate, District 32 | Primary | Won | Don B. Smith (D) | 83.3% | +66.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Stanton has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 32 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Stanton has run against
- Hawthorne Wallis (D) · 1970 special election, won
- Bill Riggins (R) · 1968 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive