DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
James Laurance Golden Jr.
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 39 (1968–1972). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 2.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 39
- Last margin
- −7.2
- Lost 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Golden was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Golden has run
Margin: how far Golden finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex 39 | General | Lost | Robert Owens (D), Barbara E. Gray (R), Doris E. McKean (R) | 27.4% | R+7.2 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex 39 | General | Won | Robert A. Belmonte (R), Winston D. Anderson (D), William E. Blizard (R) | 26.7% | R+8.5 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex 39 | General | Won | Robert A. Belmonte (R), Elbert Tuttle (R), Mary E. Murphy (D) | 26.2% | R+1.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Golden has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District MIDDLESEX 39 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Golden has run against
- Robert Owens (D) · 1972 election, lost
- Robert A. Belmonte (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive