DemocratNot in office · last served 1987Last on a ballot: Aug 1987

James D. Disharoon

James D. Disharoon ran in 8 elections between 1975 and 1987, winning 5. Served in the Mississippi House of Representatives (District 32) and the Mississippi State Senate (District 37 and District 36).

Last office: Mississippi State Senate, District 36

Elections
8
1975–1987
Won
5
generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Disharoon 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 Disharoon has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMargin
1987Mississippi State Senate, District 36RunoffLostLynn Posey (D)39%−22.1
1987Mississippi State Senate, District 36PrimaryLostLynn Posey (D), Roosevelt Yarbrough (D), B. N. Shaw (D)24.9%−9.5
1983Mississippi State Senate, District 36GeneralWonElliot L. Travis (I)78.1%D+56.2
1983Mississippi State Senate, District 36PrimaryWonUnopposed100%—
1979Mississippi State Senate, District 37GeneralWonCharles Evers (I)52.9%D+5.8
1975Mississippi House of Representatives, District 32GeneralWonRobert E. Anderson (D)49.3%R+1.4
1975Mississippi House of Representatives, District 32RunoffWonB. F. Cammack Jr. (D)53.1%+6.3
1975Mississippi House of Representatives, District 32PrimaryLostRobert E. Anderson (D), Devitt L. Martin (D), B. F. Cammack Jr. (D)12.7%−13.9

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)