DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
J. Tom Coleman Jr.
Last held office: Georgia State Senate, District 1 (1980–1994). Ran in 12 elections between 1980 and 1992, winning 12.
- Last margin
- +3.5
- Won 1992
- Elections
- 12
- 1980–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Coleman 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 Coleman has run
Margin: how far Coleman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Gary M. Wisenbaker (R) | 51.8% | D+3.5 |
| 1990 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Gary M. Wisenbaker (R) | 52.9% | D+5.7 |
| 1988 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Erie Lee Downing (R) | 80.7% | D+61.4 |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Coleman has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 1 · 1980–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Coleman has run against
- Gary M. Wisenbaker (R) · 1992 election, won
- Erie Lee Downing (R) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive