DemocratNot in office · last served 1979Last on a ballot: Nov 1987
James Harold Montgomery Sr.
Last held office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 4C (1975–1979). Ran in 8 elections between 1975 and 1987, winning 3.
Last office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 4C
- Last margin
- −7.6
- Lost 1987
- Elections
- 8
- 1975–1987
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Montgomery was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Montgomery has run
Margin: how far Montgomery finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 6 | General | Lost | Roger F. Wicker (R) | 46.2% | R+7.6 |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 6 | Runoff | Won | Robert Herring (D) | 55.2% | +10.5 |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 6 | Primary | Lost | Robert Herring (D), Cecil Webb (D), Mitchell Savery (D) | 21.8% | +0.3 |
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 6 | Primary | Lost | Perrin Purvis (D) | 46.4% | −7.2 |
| 1979 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 18 | Primary | Lost | Tim Ford (D) | 34.5% | −31.0 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-4C | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-4C | Runoff | Won | J. C. Holland (D) | 52.8% | +5.7 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-4C | Primary | Lost | J. C. Holland (D), Herman Irwin (D), A. W. Price (D) | 31.9% | −1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Montgomery has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 4C · 1975–1979
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Montgomery has run against
- Roger F. Wicker (R) · 1987 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive