DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
James R. Fortune Jr.
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 (1978–1982). Ran in 5 elections between 1978 and 1980, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +0.5
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 5
- 1978–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Fortune was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Fortune has run
Margin: how far Fortune finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | John L. Mostiler (D), Martha Elrod (R) | 39.1% | D+0.5 |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | Primary | Won | John L. Mostiler (D), L. Tom Smith (D), Larry Mayfield (D) | 33% | +4.2 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | John L. Mostiler (D) | 50.5% | D+1.1 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | Runoff | Won | Clayton Brown Jr. (D) | 60.9% | +21.8 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | Primary | Lost | John L. Mostiler (D), Clayton Brown Jr. (D), Joan B. Neal (D) | 27.7% | −11.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Fortune has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fortune has run against
- John L. Mostiler (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive