DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Joe F. Rains
Last held office: Missouri House of Representatives, District 115 (1968–1972). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 5.
Last office: Missouri House of Representatives, District 115
- Last margin
- −5.2
- Lost 1972
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rains was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Missouri House of Representatives, District 115
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Rains has run
Margin: how far Rains finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 113 | General | Lost | Peter H. Stohr (R) | 47.4% | R+5.2 |
| 1972 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 113 | Primary | Won | Kennie Miller (D) | 61.3% | +22.6 |
| 1970 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 115 | General | Won | C. Dean Edwards (R) | 53.5% | D+7.0 |
| 1970 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 115 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 115 | General | Won | George H. Miller (R) | 58.2% | D+16.5 |
| 1968 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 115 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rains has held
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 115 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rains has run against
- Peter H. Stohr (R) · 1972 election, lost
- C. Dean Edwards (R) · 1970 election, won
- George H. Miller (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive