DemocratNot in office · last served 2020Last on a ballot: Nov 2016
John W. Matthews Jr.
Last held office: South Carolina State Senate, District 39 (1988–2020). Ran in 15 elections between 1974 and 2016, winning 15.
- Last margin
- +29.7
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 15
- 1974–2016
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Matthews was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94South Carolina State Senate, District 39South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94South Carolina State Senate, District 39
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Matthews has run
Margin: how far Matthews finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 98.9% | — |
| 2012 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.1% | — |
| 2008 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Ben Atkinson (R) | 64.7% | D+29.7 |
| 1984 | South Carolina State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Lloyd Moore Jr. (R) | 61.1% | D+22.2 |
| 1982 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1980 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Heyward Dantzler (I) | 96% | D+92.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Matthews has held
- South Carolina State Senate, District 39 · 1988–2020
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 · 1984–1986
- South Carolina State Senate, District 39 · 1984–1988
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District 94 · 1974–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Matthews has run against
- Ben Atkinson (R) · 1984 election, won
- Lloyd Moore Jr. (R) · 1984 election, won
- Heyward Dantzler (I) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive