RepublicanNot in office · last served 2007Last on a ballot: Nov 2007
James Kenneth Obrien Jr.
Last held office: Virginia State Senate, District 39 (2003–2007). Ran in 8 elections between 1991 and 2007, winning 7.
- Last margin
- −2.0
- Lost 2007
- Elections
- 8
- 1991–2007
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Obrien was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Virginia House of Delegates, District 40Virginia State Senate, District 39
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Obrien has run
Margin: how far Obrien finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Virginia State Senate, District 39 | General | Lost | George L. Barker (D) | 49% | D+2.0 |
| 2003 | Virginia State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | G. J. Galligan (D) | 57.8% | R+15.6 |
| 2001 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1999 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 | General | Won | G. K. Meriweather III (D) | 65.1% | R+30.2 |
| 1997 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 | General | Won | Robert C. Greene (D) | 69.2% | R+38.4 |
| 1995 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 | General | Won | J. M. Spevacek (D) | 60.5% | R+21.1 |
| 1993 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 | General | Won | George L. Barker (D), Michael F. Looney (I) | 55.7% | R+12.8 |
| 1991 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 | General | Won | George L. Barker (D) | 56.3% | R+12.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Obrien has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 39 · 2003–2007
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 40 · 1991–2003
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Obrien has run against
- George L. Barker (D) · 2007 election, lost
- G. J. Galligan (D) · 2003 election, won
- G. K. Meriweather III (D) · 1999 election, won
- Robert C. Greene (D) · 1997 election, won
- J. M. Spevacek (D) · 1995 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive