DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Jimmy Martin
Last held office: South Carolina State Senate, District 8 (1972–1976). Ran in 2 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −1.9
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 2
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Martin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina State Senate, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Martin has run
Margin: how far Martin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South Carolina State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Gilbert E. McMillan (R), Albert Dooley (D), John L. Johnson (R) | 12.7% | R+1.9 |
| 1968 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Lexington | General | Won | Preston H. Callison (D), W. L. Cooper (D), Lucius Porth (D) | 16.6% | R+1.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Martin has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 8 · 1972–1976
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District LEXINGTON · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Martin has run against
- Gilbert E. McMillan (R) · 1972 election, won
- Preston H. Callison (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive