DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
John W. Spence Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 (1974–1982). Ran in 10 elections between 1974 and 1982, winning 9.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90
- Last margin
- −0.5
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 10
- 1974–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Spence was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Spence has run
Margin: how far Spence finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Lost | Karen R. Williams (R) | 49.8% | R+0.5 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Karen R. Williams (R) | 50.9% | D+1.7 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Gerald Gaia (R) | 54% | D+8.0 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Carolyn T. Lawson (R) | 61.7% | D+23.4 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Henry Craft Jr. (R) | 50.4% | D+0.8 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Paul Drake (D), John Evans (D), R. E. Billingsley (D) | 50.8% | +19.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Spence has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 · 1974–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Spence has run against
- Karen R. Williams (R) · 1982 election, lost
- Gerald Gaia (R) · 1978 election, won
- Carolyn T. Lawson (R) · 1976 election, won
- Henry Craft Jr. (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive