RepublicanNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Aug 1972
Joe S. Higginbotham
Last held office: Georgia State Senate, District 43 (1970–1972). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +8.3
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Higginbotham was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 75Georgia State Senate, District 43
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Higginbotham has run
Margin: how far Higginbotham finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Primary | Lost | George T. Warren II (R) | 43.5% | −13.0 |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | General | Won | Robert L. Mitchell (D) | 54.1% | R+8.3 |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 75 | General | Won | Jim Westlake (R), Walt Davis (R), Leon Floyd (R) | 15% | R+0.3 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 75 | Primary | Won | Walt Davis (R), Leon Floyd (R), Jim Westlake (R) | 24% | −0.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Higginbotham has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 43 · 1970–1972
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 75 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Higginbotham has run against
- Robert L. Mitchell (D) · 1970 election, won
- Jim Westlake (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive