DemocratNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 1998

Jimmy Benefield

Jimmy Benefield ran in 19 elections between 1976 and 1998, winning 19. Served in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 72 and District 96).

Last office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 96

Elections: 19; 1976–1998
Won: 19; generals, primaries and specials

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

Career

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

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 72 Georgia House of Representatives, District 96Out of office

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

Every race Benefield has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1998	Georgia House of Representatives, District 96	General	Won	Zannie Billingslea (R)	76.8%	D+53.6
1996	Georgia House of Representatives, District 96	General	Won	Joe Rountree (R)	63.5%	D+27.0
1994	Georgia House of Representatives, District 96	General	Won	Joe Rountree (R)	53.7%	D+7.5
1992	Georgia House of Representatives, District 96	General	Won	Joe Rountree (R)	57%	D+14.0
1990	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	Gail Buckner (D), John M. Chafin (D), William J. Lee (D)	11.6%	R+0.9
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	William J. Lee (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D), C. E. Holcomb (D)	11.3%	R+2.7
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D), William J. Lee (D), C. E. Holcomb (D)	19.1%	−0.7
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	William J. Lee (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D), Rudolph Johnson (D)	12.5%	D+0.6
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	William J. Lee (D), C. E. Holcomb (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D)	20.2%	−0.3
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	William J. Lee (D), C. E. Holcomb (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D)	16.7%	R+0.2
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	William J. Lee (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D), Rudolph Johnson (D)	20.2%	0.0
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D)	17.8%	R+0.2
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D), C. E. Holcomb (D)	18.6%	−0.1
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D), Jim Wood (D)	21.8%	R+0.4
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D), Jim Wood (D)	25.2%	−0.6
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	Jim Wood (D), William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D)	24.9%	R+0.5
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D), Jim Wood (D)	23.4%	−0.2
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	General	Won	William J. Lee (D), Rudolph Johnson (D), Jim Wood (D)	18.5%	R+3.4
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 72	Primary	Won	Rudolph Johnson (D), William J. Lee (D), Jim Wood (D)	13.4%	−7.4

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

Seats Benefield has held

Georgia House of Representatives, District 96 · 1993–2000
Georgia House of Representatives, District 72 · 1977–1992

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

Who Benefield has run against

Zannie Billingslea (R) · 1998 election, won
Joe Rountree (R) · 1996 election, won
Gail Buckner (D) · 1990 election, won
William J. Lee (D) · 1988 election, won
Jim Wood (D) · 1978 election, won

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