DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Sep 1974

Janet Merritt

Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 46 (1968–1972). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 4.

Last office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 46

Last margin: +0.6; Won 1970
Elections: 7; 1968–1974

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

Career

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

1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 46Out of office

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

Every race Merritt has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1974	Georgia House of Representatives, District 116	Primary	Lost	Oliver Oxford (D)	49.4%	−1.2
1972	Georgia House of Representatives, District 101	Runoff	Lost	Oliver Oxford (D)	47.9%	−4.1
1972	Georgia House of Representatives, District 101	Primary	Lost	Oliver Oxford (D), Clarence A. Parker (D)	44.4%	+4.7
1970	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	General	Won	Oliver Oxford (D)	50.3%	D+0.6
1970	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Primary	Won	Marvin Horne (D), Clarence A. Parker (D), Oliver Oxford (D)	28.2%	+5.8
1968	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	General	Won	Clarence A. Parker (D)	50%	D+0.1
1968	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Primary	Won	Clarence A. Parker (D), Carl P. Savage Sr. (D)	46.5%	+18.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Merritt has held

Georgia House of Representatives, District 46 · 1968–1972

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Merritt has run against

Oliver Oxford (D) · 1970 election, won
Clarence A. Parker (D) · 1968 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive