DemocratNot in office · last served 2005Last on a ballot: Nov 2003
J. Paul Councill Jr.
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 (1982–2005). Ran in 18 elections between 1973 and 2003, winning 18.
- Last margin
- +42.7
- Won 2003
- Elections
- 18
- 1973–2003
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Councill was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Virginia House of Delegates, District 44Virginia House of Delegates, District 41Virginia House of Delegates, District 75
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Councill has run
Margin: how far Councill finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | J. B. Nicholson III (I) | 71.3% | D+42.7 |
| 2001 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1999 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1997 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1995 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1993 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1991 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1989 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1985 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1981 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 41 | General | Won | J. Samuel Glasscock (D), Richard L. Turner (R), James W. Johnson (I) | 31.7% | R+0.1 |
| 1981 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 41 | Primary | Won | J. Samuel Glasscock (D), Joshua Pretlow Jr. (D), M. Sherlock Holmes (D) | 27.2% | −9.8 |
| 1979 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1977 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 44 | General | Won | Russell E. Darden (I) | 55.4% | D+10.9 |
| 1973 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 44 | General | Won | Russell E. Darden (I), Mary Hancock (R), Calvin P. Almond (I) | 41.4% | D+7.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Councill has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 75 · 1982–2005
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 41 · 1981–1983
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 44 · 1973–1981
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Councill has run against
- J. B. Nicholson III (I) · 2003 election, won
- J. Samuel Glasscock (D) · 1981 election, won
- Russell E. Darden (I) · 1975 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive