RepublicanNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2018
John C. Rafferty Jr.
Last held office: Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 (2002–2018). Ran in 7 elections between 1984 and 2018, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −3.9
- Lost 2018
- Elections
- 7
- 1984–2018
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rafferty 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 Rafferty has run
Margin: how far Rafferty finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 | General | Lost | Katie Muth (D) | 48% | D+3.9 |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 | General | Won | Kathi Cozzone (D) | 61.4% | R+22.8 |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2010 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 | General | Won | Matt Stehman (D) | 62.3% | R+24.5 |
| 2006 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 | General | Won | Dan Weand (D) | 56.2% | R+12.5 |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 | General | Won | Rick Jacobs (D) | 59.2% | R+18.3 |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 150 | General | Lost | Joseph A. Lashinger (R) | 41.5% | D+17.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rafferty has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 · 2002–2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rafferty has run against
- Katie Muth (D) · 2018 election, lost
- Kathi Cozzone (D) · 2014 election, won
- Matt Stehman (D) · 2010 election, won
- Dan Weand (D) · 2006 election, won
- Rick Jacobs (D) · 2002 election, won
- Joseph A. Lashinger (R) · 1984 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive