DemocratNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 2002

James W. Campbell

Last held office: Maryland House of Delegates, District 42 (1982–2002). Ran in 10 elections between 1978 and 2002, winning 9.

Last office: Maryland House of Delegates, District 42

Last margin: −2.8; Lost 2002
Elections: 10; 1978–2002

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Campbell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland House of Delegates, District 39Maryland House of Delegates, District 42Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Campbell has run

Margin: how far Campbell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
2002	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	General	Lost	John G. Trueschler (R), Susan L. Aumann (R), William J. Frank (R)	14.7%	R+2.8
1998	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	General	Won	Sandy Rosenberg (D), Maggie McIntosh (D), Jeffrey B. Smith Jr. (R)	29.2%	R+1.2
1994	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	General	Won	Sandy Rosenberg (D), Maggie McIntosh (D)	32.6%	R+2.4
1990	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	General	Won	Sandy Rosenberg (D), Delores G. Kelley (D)	33.7%	R+0.4
1986	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	General	Won	Sandy Rosenberg (D), David B. Shapiro (D), Nicholas B. Fessenden (R)	30%	R+0.3
1986	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	Primary	Won	Sandy Rosenberg (D), David B. Shapiro (D), Shirley Nathanpulliam (D)	16.2%	−7.4
1982	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	General	Won	Benjamin L. Cardin (D), Sandy Rosenberg (D), Allen G. Shoemaker (R)	30.6%	R+0.5
1982	Maryland House of Delegates, District 42	Primary	Won	Benjamin L. Cardin (D), Sandy Rosenberg (D), Steven V. Sklar (D)	18.1%	−6.2
1978	Maryland House of Delegates, District 39	General	Won	Anne Scarlett Perkins (D), Torrey C. Brown (D), Nancy Radcliffe Warm (I)	32.4%	R+0.7
1978	Maryland House of Delegates, District 39	Primary	Won	Torrey C. Brown (D), Anne Scarlett Perkins (D), Richard W. Emory Jr. (D)	14.4%	−5.0

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Campbell has held

Maryland House of Delegates, District 42 · 1982–2002
Maryland House of Delegates, District 39 · 1978–1982

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Campbell has run against

John G. Trueschler (R) · 2002 election, lost
Sandy Rosenberg (D) · 1998 election, won
Benjamin L. Cardin (D) · 1982 election, won
Anne Scarlett Perkins (D) · 1978 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive