DemocratNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Joe Manchin III
Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 13 (1992–1996). Ran in 7 elections between 1982 and 1992, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +10.9
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 7
- 1982–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Manchin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 31West Virginia State Senate, District 14West Virginia State Senate, District 13
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Manchin has run
Margin: how far Manchin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | West Virginia State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | West Virginia State Senate, District 14 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | West Virginia State Senate, District 14 | Primary | Won | Anthony J. Yanero (D) | 63.6% | +27.2 |
| 1986 | West Virginia State Senate, District 14 | Runoff | Won | Lyman Clark (R) | 65.9% | +31.7 |
| 1986 | West Virginia State Senate, District 14 | Special | Won | Jack May (D), Lyman Clark (R) | 47% | D+10.9 |
| 1982 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 | General | Won | Cody A. Starcher (D), William Stewart (D), Paul E. Prunty (R) | 16.7% | D+0.1 |
| 1982 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 | Primary | Won | Cody A. Starcher (D), William Stewart (D), Nick Fantasia (D) | 21.2% | +2.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Manchin has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 13 · 1992–1996
- West Virginia State Senate, District 14 · 1986–1992
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 31 · 1982–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Manchin has run against
- Lyman Clark (R) · 1986 runoff, won
- Jack May (D) · 1986 special election, won
- Cody A. Starcher (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive