DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
James Waddell Jr.
Last held office: South Carolina State Senate, District 46 (1984–1992). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1988, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +8.4
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Waddell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina State Senate, District 13South Carolina State Senate, District 15South Carolina State Senate, District 46
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Waddell has run
Margin: how far Waddell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | South Carolina State Senate, District 46 | General | Won | Patrick Vanderhoof (R) | 54.2% | D+8.4 |
| 1984 | South Carolina State Senate, District 46 | General | Won | Patrick Vanderhoof (R) | 53.3% | D+6.5 |
| 1980 | South Carolina State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | Peden McLeod (D) | 51.2% | D+2.5 |
| 1976 | South Carolina State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | William T. Howell (D) | 50.1% | D+0.1 |
| 1972 | South Carolina State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | James P. Harrelson (D) | 50.1% | D+0.1 |
| 1968 | South Carolina State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | James P. Harrelson (D) | 50.7% | D+1.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Waddell has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 46 · 1984–1992
- South Carolina State Senate, District 15 · 1972–1984
- South Carolina State Senate, District 13 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Waddell has run against
- Patrick Vanderhoof (R) · 1988 election, won
- Peden McLeod (D) · 1980 election, won
- William T. Howell (D) · 1976 election, won
- James P. Harrelson (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive