DemocratNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
James A. McDonald Sr.
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District HILLSBOROUGH 41 (1996–2000). Ran in 3 elections between 1996 and 2002, winning 2.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District HILLSBOROUGH 41
- Last margin
- −2.5
- Lost 2002
- Elections
- 3
- 1996–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McDonald was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McDonald has run
Margin: how far McDonald finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 53 | General | Lost | Vivian J. Desmarais (R), Jeffrey Carter (R), Robert J. Haley (D) | 15.3% | R+2.5 |
| 1998 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 41 | General | Won | William J. McCarthy (D), Alice McDonoughwallace (D), Norma Greer Champagne (R) | 19.6% | R+0.7 |
| 1996 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 41 | General | Won | Daniel J. Healy (D), William J. McCarthy (D), Loretta Smith (R) | 21.5% | R+3.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McDonald has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District HILLSBOROUGH 41 · 1996–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McDonald has run against
- Vivian J. Desmarais (R) · 2002 election, lost
- William J. McCarthy (D) · 1998 election, won
- Daniel J. Healy (D) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive