DemocratNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1984
Jimmy Lester
Last held office: Georgia State Senate, District 23 (1970–1984). Ran in 16 elections between 1970 and 1984, winning 15.
- Last margin
- −0.2
- Lost 1984
- Elections
- 16
- 1970–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lester was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lester has run
Margin: how far Lester finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Lost | Frank Albert (R) | 49.9% | R+0.2 |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Jerry D. Hooks (D) | 73.8% | +47.6 |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | John Fleming (D) | 57% | +14.0 |
| 1974 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | R. Luke Delong (R) | 63% | D+26.0 |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | John D. Watkins (D) | 69.4% | +38.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lester has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 23 · 1970–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lester has run against
- Frank Albert (R) · 1984 election, lost
- R. Luke Delong (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive