RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Joe L. Bewley
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 (1972–1988). Ran in 16 elections between 1972 and 1986, winning 16.
- Last margin
- +51.3
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 16
- 1972–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bewley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bewley has run
Margin: how far Bewley finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Alan Broyles (R) | 65.2% | +30.4 |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Vance L. Overbay (D) | 75.7% | R+51.3 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Malvina Bush (R) | 87.6% | +75.3 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Glenn D. Renner (R), Francis X. Santore (R) | 39.9% | +8.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bewley has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8 · 1972–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bewley has run against
- Vance L. Overbay (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive