DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Sep 1982

Jim Foster

Jim Foster ran in 11 elections between 1972 and 1982, winning 9. Served in the Florida House of Representatives (District 62).

Career

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

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Florida House of Representatives, District 62Out of office

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1982	Florida House of Representatives, District 60	Primary	Lost	Mary Figg (D), George B. Mettler (D)	35.8%	−21.0
1980	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	General	Won	John A. Grant Jr. (R), S. L. Clements (D), Roy Wilcox (R)	—	—
1980	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	Primary	Won	William Dennis Scruggs (D), S. L. Clements (D), Bob Lester (D)	33.5%	+18.4
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	General	Won	Carl Carpenter Jr. (D), John A. Grant Jr. (R), Allan R. Stone (R)	25.7%	R+5.0
1976	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	General	Won	Ed Blackburn (D), Richard P. Condon (R), James L. Redman (D)	—	—
1976	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	Primary	Won	James W. Lee (D)	54%	+7.9
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	General	Won	James L. Redman (D), John L. Ryals (D), Ed Blackburn (D)	—	—
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	Primary	Won	Ed Blackburn (D), James W. Lee (D), Patrick Henry (D)	28.1%	−9.1
1972	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	General	Won	John L. Ryals (D), Patrick Henry (R), Conway Brock (R)	32.4%	D+2.6
1972	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	Runoff	Won	George Sheldon (D)	57.5%	+15.0
1972	Florida House of Representatives, District 62	Primary	Lost	James L. Redman (D), Mary Jim Everidge (D), George Sheldon (D)	19.8%	−14.5