DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
John H. Waller Jr.
Last held office: South Carolina State Senate, District 11 (1976–1980). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −0.1
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Waller was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 59South Carolina State Senate, District 11
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Waller has run
Margin: how far Waller finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | South Carolina State Senate, District 11 | General | Won | Ralph H. Ellis (D), Frank H. McGill (D), Thomas E. Smith Jr. (D) | 23.7% | R+0.1 |
| 1974 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 59 | General | Won | Unopposed | 98.8% | — |
| 1972 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Marion | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Marion | General | Won | Waddell Byrd (D) | 51.6% | D+3.1 |
| 1968 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Marion | General | Won | J. Malcolm McLendon (D) | 49.6% | R+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Waller has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 11 · 1976–1980
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 59 · 1974–1976
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District MARION · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Waller has run against
- Ralph H. Ellis (D) · 1976 election, won
- Waddell Byrd (D) · 1970 election, won
- J. Malcolm McLendon (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive