DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
J. William Lincoln
Last held office: Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 (1978–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1972 and 1990, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +30.9
- Won 1982
- Elections
- 7
- 1972–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lincoln was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lincoln has run
Margin: how far Lincoln finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | Harry Young Cochran (R) | 65.5% | D+30.9 |
| 1978 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 | General | Won | John S. Cupp (R) | 67.3% | D+34.6 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | George A. Dunlap (R) | 76.6% | D+53.2 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Ruth Jane Manown (R) | 65.4% | D+30.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lincoln has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 · 1978–1994
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52 · 1972–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lincoln has run against
- Harry Young Cochran (R) · 1982 election, won
- John S. Cupp (R) · 1978 election, won
- George A. Dunlap (R) · 1974 election, won
- Ruth Jane Manown (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive