DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
James R. Tuten Jr.
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 (1976–1982). Ran in 7 elections between 1976 and 1980, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +59.4
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 7
- 1976–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Tuten was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 153
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Tuten has run
Margin: how far Tuten finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | Primary | Won | Hubert Conner (D) | 85.4% | +70.7 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | General | Won | Ben Ramsey (R) | 79.7% | D+59.4 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | Runoff | Won | Orin L. Alexis (D) | 64.2% | +28.4 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 | Primary | Lost | Orin L. Alexis (D), Lowell Eugene Leggett (D), Charles William Rogers (D) | 35.8% | +3.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Tuten has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 153 · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tuten has run against
- Ben Ramsey (R) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive