DemocratNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Sep 1974
Jim T. Bennett Jr.
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 124 (1972–1974). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +1.6
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bennett 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 71Georgia House of Representatives, District 124
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bennett has run
Margin: how far Bennett finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 148 | Primary | Lost | James A. Beck (D) | 40.3% | −19.5 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 124 | General | Won | Robert Patten (D), Henry L. Reaves (D) | 34.8% | D+1.6 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 124 | Primary | Won | Henry L. Reaves (D), Robert Patten (D), H. M. Barfield (D) | 25% | +2.6 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | H. M. Barfield (D), Henry L. Reaves (D), Roy Lowery (R) | 26.5% | R+3.1 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | Primary | Won | H. M. Barfield (D), Henry L. Reaves (D), Garnett Puett (D) | 28.4% | −3.7 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | H. M. Barfield (D), Henry L. Reaves (D) | 33.9% | D+0.3 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 72 | Primary | Won | Tom Palmer (D), W. B. Malone (D), John I. Ramsey (D) | 34.7% | +15.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bennett has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 124 · 1972–1974
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 71 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bennett has run against
- Robert Patten (D) · 1972 election, won
- H. M. Barfield (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive