DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Joe H. Palmer
Last held office: North Carolina State Senate, District 27 (1974–1982). Ran in 4 elections between 1974 and 1980, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −1.2
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 4
- 1974–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Palmer 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 Palmer has run
Margin: how far Palmer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | North Carolina State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | R. P. Thomas (D) | 49.4% | R+1.2 |
| 1978 | North Carolina State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Cecil Hill (D), Walt Sheppard Jr. (R), Jack B. Brettler (R) | 29.1% | R+0.4 |
| 1976 | North Carolina State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Cecil Hill (D), Candler A. Willis Jr. (R), Charles R. Elders (R) | 29.7% | R+1.0 |
| 1974 | North Carolina State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Cecil Hill (D), Charles H. Taylor (R), Elizabeth Wilkie (R) | 27.2% | R+0.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Palmer has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 27 · 1974–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Palmer has run against
- R. P. Thomas (D) · 1980 election, won
- Cecil Hill (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive