DemocratNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2018
J. R. Gray
J. R. Gray ran in 19 elections between 1975 and 2018, winning 16. Served in the Kentucky House of Representatives (District 6).
- Elections
- 19
- 1975–2018
- Won
- 16
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Gray was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gray has run
Margin: how far Gray finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Lost | Suzanne Miles (R) | 38.5% | R+23.1 |
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Lost | Suzanne Miles (R) | 37% | R+26.0 |
| 2006 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Marvin Wilson (R) | 59% | D+17.9 |
| 2004 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Marvin Wilson (R) | 51.4% | D+2.8 |
| 2002 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | James Harman (R) | 66.9% | D+33.7 |
| 1994 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | Primary | Lost | Richard H. Lewis (D), J. K. Phillips Jr. (D) | 39.5% | −0.8 |
| 1986 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1986 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | Primary | Won | Gregory K. Culver (D) | 63.8% | +27.6 |
| 1984 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | Primary | Won | Pete Gunn III (D) | 62.5% | +25.0 |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 | Primary | Won | Shelby McCallum (D), Robert E. Leneave (D), James Dillon (D) | 41.8% | +9.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Gray has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 · 1995–2008
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 6 · 1976–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Gray has run against
- Suzanne Miles (R) · 2018 election, lost
- Marvin Wilson (R) · 2006 election, won
- James Harman (R) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)