RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
John S. Mowat Jr.
Last held office: Michigan State Senate, District 19 (1978–1982). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1978, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +3.9
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mowat was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Michigan House of Representatives, District 40Michigan State Senate, District 19
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mowat has run
Margin: how far Mowat finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Michigan State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | James W. Daly (D), Unidentified (I) | 51.8% | R+3.9 |
| 1976 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Pilar Leon Jr. (D) | 57.9% | R+15.7 |
| 1974 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Ernest H. Oliver (D) | 55.9% | R+11.8 |
| 1972 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Ernest H. Oliver (D) | 58.8% | R+17.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mowat has held
- Michigan State Senate, District 19 · 1978–1982
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 40 · 1970–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mowat has run against
- James W. Daly (D) · 1978 election, won
- Pilar Leon Jr. (D) · 1976 election, won
- Ernest H. Oliver (D) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive