RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Jim Edgar
Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 (1976–1980). Ran in 2 elections between 1976 and 1978, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −5.0
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 2
- 1976–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Edgar was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 53
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Edgar has run
Margin: how far Edgar finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Charles M. Campbell (R), Larry R. Stuffle (D), Neil R. Young (D) | 24.4% | D+5.0 |
| 1976 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Charles M. Campbell (R), Larry R. Stuffle (D), Robert Craig (D) | 29% | D+1.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Edgar has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 · 1976–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Edgar has run against
- Charles M. Campbell (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive