RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Joseph H. Potter
Last held office: Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50 (1968–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 3.
Last office: Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50
- Last margin
- −3.7
- Lost 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Potter was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Potter has run
Margin: how far Potter finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Lost | Henry Boeniger (D) | 48.1% | D+3.7 |
| 1972 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Henry L. Federico (D) | 59.2% | R+18.4 |
| 1970 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | John J. Thompson (D) | 50.1% | R+0.1 |
| 1968 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Vero A. Morrone (D) | 52.7% | R+5.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Potter has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Potter has run against
- Henry Boeniger (D) · 1974 election, lost
- Henry L. Federico (D) · 1972 election, won
- John J. Thompson (D) · 1970 election, won
- Vero A. Morrone (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive