DemocratNot in office · last served 2012Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Joseph Preston Jr.
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 (1982–2012). Ran in 15 elections between 1982 and 2010, winning 15.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24
- Last margin
- +72.3
- Won 2006
- Elections
- 15
- 1982–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Preston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Preston has run
Margin: how far Preston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2008 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2006 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Todd Elliott Koger (I) | 86.2% | D+72.3 |
| 2004 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Duane R. Wright (G) | 86.1% | D+72.1 |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Nicole Primas Gaines (I), Duane R. Wright (I) | 71.9% | D+45.3 |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Ronald Mayers (R) | 88.1% | D+76.2 |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Ronald Mayers (R) | 85.9% | D+71.9 |
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | James Harris Sr. (R) | 88.9% | D+77.7 |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Harold Ruston (R) | 88.5% | D+77.1 |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Randall Taylor (R), Isaac J. Saxon (CST) | 86.6% | D+75.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Preston has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Preston has run against
- Todd Elliott Koger (I) · 2006 election, won
- Duane R. Wright (G) · 2002 election, won
- Nicole Primas Gaines (I) · 1998 election, won
- Ronald Mayers (R) · 1992 election, won
- James Harris Sr. (R) · 1988 election, won
- Harold Ruston (R) · 1984 election, won
- Randall Taylor (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive