DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
John F. Melia
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140 (1978–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 6.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140
- Last margin
- +22.5
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Melia was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Melia has run
Margin: how far Melia finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Suffolk 26 | General | Won | David M. McCartan (I) | 61.3% | D+22.5 |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, Suffolk 26 | General | Won | David M. McCartan (I) | 63.8% | D+27.7 |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | General | Won | Norman S. Weinberg (D), Michael J. Daly (D), Roger F. Sullivan (I) | 22.2% | R+5.0 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | General | Won | Norman S. Weinberg (D), Michael J. Daly (D), Thomas J. Barry (R) | 24% | R+3.5 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | General | Won | Norman S. Weinberg (D), Michael J. Daly (D), Thomas J. Barry (R) | 23.8% | R+3.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Melia has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 140 · 1978–1980
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District SUFFOLK 26 · 1974–1978
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Melia has run against
- David M. McCartan (I) · 1976 election, won
- Norman S. Weinberg (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive