DemocratNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
James P. McStay
Last held office: Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 (1984–1996). Ran in 6 elections between 1984 and 1994, winning 6.
Last office: Rhode Island State Senate, District 43
- Last margin
- +40.9
- Won 1994
- Elections
- 6
- 1984–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McStay was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McStay has run
Margin: how far McStay finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Gilbert W. Medeiros (R) | 70.4% | D+40.9 |
| 1992 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Pamela Saintjohn (I) | 71.6% | D+43.2 |
| 1988 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Richard H. Lund (R) | 75.1% | D+50.2 |
| 1986 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Patrick Scanlon (R) | 60.5% | D+21.0 |
| 1984 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Theodore S. Edington (R) | 59.5% | D+18.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McStay has held
- Rhode Island State Senate, District 43 · 1984–1996
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McStay has run against
- Gilbert W. Medeiros (R) · 1994 election, won
- Pamela Saintjohn (I) · 1990 election, won
- Richard H. Lund (R) · 1988 election, won
- Patrick Scanlon (R) · 1986 election, won
- Theodore S. Edington (R) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive