DemocratNot in office · last served 2004Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Jerry L. Mezzatesta
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 (1992–2004). Ran in 14 elections between 1984 and 2004, winning 12.
- Last margin
- −10.1
- Lost 2004
- Elections
- 14
- 1984–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mezzatesta was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mezzatesta has run
Margin: how far Mezzatesta finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Lost | Ruth Rowan (R) | 44.9% | R+10.1 |
| 2002 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Won | Dean P. Frohnapple (R) | 64.5% | D+29.1 |
| 1996 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Won | Dean P. Frohnapple (R) | 64.4% | D+28.9 |
| 1994 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Won | David Sutherland (R) | 62.5% | D+25.0 |
| 1992 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | General | Won | Ann Maroulis (R) | 67.5% | D+34.9 |
| 1988 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | General | Won | Daniel L. Shanholtz (R) | 51.1% | D+2.1 |
| 1986 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | Primary | Won | Joe C. Pancione (D) | 57.5% | +14.9 |
| 1984 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | General | Lost | Daniel L. Shanholtz (R) | 43.7% | R+12.6 |
| 1984 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 | Primary | Won | Joe C. Pancione (D), Vernon Yost (D) | 53% | +20.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mezzatesta has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 50 · 1992–2004
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 36 · 1986–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mezzatesta has run against
- Ruth Rowan (R) · 2004 election, lost
- Dean P. Frohnapple (R) · 1998 election, won
- David Sutherland (R) · 1994 election, won
- Ann Maroulis (R) · 1988 election, won
- Daniel L. Shanholtz (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive