RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1982

J. Theodore Meyer

J. Theodore Meyer ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 6. Served in the Illinois House of Representatives (District 28).

Career

Offices held, and every time Meyer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Meyer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1982	Illinois State Senate, District 14	General	Lost	Jeremiah E. Joyce (D)	37.1%	D+25.9
1980	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Won	James F. Keane (D), Emil Jones Jr. (D), Richard W. Martial Sr. (R)	15%	D+24.5
1978	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Won	James F. Keane (D), Emil Jones Jr. (D), James M. Burns Jr. (R)	16.3%	D+25.0
1976	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Won	Daniel L. Houlihan (D), Emil Jones Jr. (D), Richard A. Wright (R)	15.9%	D+25.4
1974	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Won	Daniel L. Houlihan (D), Emil Jones Jr. (D), Robert L. Dunne (R)	15.3%	D+24.1
1972	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Lost	Daniel L. Houlihan (D), Emil Jones Jr. (D), Robert L. Dunne (R)	20.6%	D+12.9
1970	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Won	John P. Downes (D), Eugene M. Barnes (D), George T. Offord (R)	21.9%	D+10.4
1968	Illinois House of Representatives, District 28	General	Won	John P. Downes (D), James E. Peterson (R), Melvin McNairy (D)	26.7%	R+1.1