DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1986

Joe Frank Harris

Last held office: Governor of Georgia (1982–1990). Ran in 16 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 16.

Last office: Governor of Georgia

Last margin
+41.0
Won 1986
Elections
16
1968–1986

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Harris 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 Harris has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Harris won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
1986Governor of GeorgiaGeneralWonGuy Davis (R)70.5%D+41.0R+20.4+61.4
1982Governor of GeorgiaGeneralWonRobert H. Bell (R)62.8%D+25.6D+15.3+10.3
1980Georgia House of Representatives, District 8GeneralWonWilliam G. Hasty Sr. (D), Wendell Anderson (D)33.9%D+0.6—
1980Georgia House of Representatives, District 8PrimaryWonWendell Anderson (D), William G. Hasty Sr. (D), Max R. Looper (D)31.4%+3.1—
1978Georgia House of Representatives, District 8GeneralWonWilliam G. Hasty Sr. (D), Wendell Anderson (D)33.5%Even—
1978Georgia House of Representatives, District 8PrimaryWonWendell Anderson (D), Max R. Looper (D), William G. Hasty Sr. (D)24.3%−0.4—
1976Georgia House of Representatives, District 8GeneralWonMax R. Looper (D), Wendell Anderson (D)33.5%D+0.1—
1976Georgia House of Representatives, District 8PrimaryWonBoyd Thomason (D), Max R. Looper (D), Carl Barrett (D)28.9%+12.3—
1974Georgia House of Representatives, District 8GeneralWonBoyd Thomason (D), Roger Johnson (D), Howell Stewart (R)30.2%D+2.2—
1974Georgia House of Representatives, District 8PrimaryWonBoyd Thomason (D), Max R. Looper (D), Jeff Davis (D)27.4%+7.6—
1972Georgia House of Representatives, District 8GeneralWonBoyd Thomason (D), Andy Roach (D)32.9%R+0.7—
1972Georgia House of Representatives, District 8PrimaryWonAndy Roach (D), Boyd Thomason (D)36.2%+3.5—
1970Georgia House of Representatives, District 10GeneralWonWill Poole (D), Andy Roach (D)33.1%R+0.5—
1970Georgia House of Representatives, District 10PrimaryWonAndy Roach (D), Will Poole (D), Boyd Thomason (D)32%+2.7—
1968Georgia House of Representatives, District 10GeneralWonAndy Roach (D), Will Poole (D), Elliott R. Baker (R)26.4%R+1.5—
1968Georgia House of Representatives, District 10PrimaryWonAndy Roach (D), Will Poole (D), Boyd Thomason (D)33.1%−0.2—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Harris has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Harris has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive