DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
John A. McFarland Jr.
Last held office: Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44 (1974–1982). Ran in 6 elections between 1970 and 1980, winning 5.
Last office: Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44
- Last margin
- +15.5
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 6
- 1970–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McFarland was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McFarland has run
Margin: how far McFarland finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Charles E. Fontes (R) | 57.8% | D+15.5 |
| 1978 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | John B. Etchingham Jr. (R) | 54.3% | D+8.5 |
| 1976 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Thomas Bartkiewicz (R) | 64.2% | D+28.3 |
| 1972 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | Helen J. Beaven (R) | 52.8% | D+5.6 |
| 1970 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Lost | Edward H. Torgen (R) | 46.9% | R+6.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McFarland has held
- Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 44 · 1974–1982
- Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 45 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McFarland has run against
- Charles E. Fontes (R) · 1980 election, won
- John B. Etchingham Jr. (R) · 1978 election, won
- Thomas Bartkiewicz (R) · 1974 election, won
- Helen J. Beaven (R) · 1972 election, won
- Edward H. Torgen (R) · 1970 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive