Jake C. Files
Jake C. Files ran in 7 elections between 1998 and 2014, winning 6. Served in the Arkansas House of Representatives (District 12) and the Arkansas State Senate (District 13 and District 8).
- Elections
- 7
- 1998–2014
- Won
- 6
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Files 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 Files has run
Margin: how far Files finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arkansas State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 2014 | Arkansas State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 2012 | Arkansas State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 2010 | Arkansas State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 2004 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Lost | Ralph Blair (D) | — | — |
| 2000 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | Jo Carson (D), John Bradford (R), Robert Dennis Altes (R) | — | — |
| 1998 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | W. K. McGehee Jr. (D), Jo Carson (D), Leo Faulkner (R) | 17.8% | D+2.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Files has held
- Arkansas State Senate, District 8 · 2013–2018
- Arkansas State Senate, District 13 · 2011–2014
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 12 · 1999–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Files has run against
- Ralph Blair (D) · 2004 election, lost
- Jo Carson (D) · 2000 election, won
- W. K. McGehee Jr. (D) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)