DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Aug 1984
James R. McKinney
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 (1972–1984). Ran in 17 elections between 1968 and 1984, winning 16.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50
- Last margin
- +29.3
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 17
- 1968–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McKinney was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McKinney has run
Margin: how far McKinney finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Lost | Tim Garrett (D) | 43.6% | −12.8 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Robert Tumpy Anderson Jr. (D) | 53.8% | +7.6 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Gerlie V. Rickard (R) | 64.6% | D+29.3 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Geo A. Huff Jr. (D) | 74.3% | +48.7 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Coy W. Smith (D) | 67.3% | +34.6 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | James T. McLean (R) | 58.9% | D+17.8 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 1 | Primary | Won | James V. Lackey (D) | 63.2% | +26.4 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 1 | General | Won | A. Ray Bess (R) | 64% | D+28.0 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 1 | Primary | Won | James V. Lackey (D), Gwen McFarland (D) | 39.2% | +4.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McKinney has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 · 1972–1984
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District DAVIDSON 1 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McKinney has run against
- Gerlie V. Rickard (R) · 1980 election, won
- James T. McLean (R) · 1972 election, won
- A. Ray Bess (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive