DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
James J. A. Gallagher
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 (1968–1986). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1984, winning 9.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141
- Last margin
- +28.3
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gallagher was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gallagher has run
Margin: how far Gallagher finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | George Whiting (R) | 64.2% | D+28.3 |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Mark T. Bailey (R) | 63.4% | D+26.8 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Jean R. Broskley (R) | 59.4% | D+18.8 |
| 1978 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Vincent P. Vendetti (R) | 59.7% | D+19.3 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Paul R. Beckert Jr. (R) | 62.3% | D+24.7 |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | William A. Ervin Jr. (R) | 67.7% | D+35.4 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Francis S. McCloskey (R) | 60.2% | D+20.5 |
| 1970 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Francis S. McCloskey (R) | 67.8% | D+35.5 |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | James A. Clark (R), Richard Kayros (CST), Isadore Leshner (I) | 55.5% | D+17.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gallagher has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gallagher has run against
- George Whiting (R) · 1984 election, won
- Mark T. Bailey (R) · 1982 election, won
- Jean R. Broskley (R) · 1980 election, won
- Vincent P. Vendetti (R) · 1978 election, won
- Paul R. Beckert Jr. (R) · 1976 election, won
- William A. Ervin Jr. (R) · 1974 election, won
- Francis S. McCloskey (R) · 1972 election, won
- James A. Clark (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive