DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1989
Joseph William Obrien Jr.
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 (1982–1991). Ran in 11 elections between 1973 and 1989, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +12.1
- Won 1983
- Elections
- 11
- 1973–1989
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Obrien was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Virginia House of Delegates, District 42Virginia House of Delegates, District 38Virginia House of Delegates, District 83
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Obrien has run
Margin: how far Obrien finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.7% | — |
| 1989 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 | Primary | Won | Harry G. Broskie (D) | 95.9% | +91.7 |
| 1987 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1985 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.7% | — |
| 1983 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 | General | Won | G. A. Anderson (R) | 56% | D+12.1 |
| 1982 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 | General | Won | Daniel H. Templeton (R) | 54.7% | D+9.4 |
| 1981 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 | General | Won | Owen Pickett (D), W. R. Obrien (R), Glenn McClanan (D) | 9.4% | R+4.0 |
| 1979 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 | General | Won | John T. Early (R) | 61.2% | D+22.4 |
| 1977 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 | General | Won | J. Shermer Garrison III (R) | 71.7% | D+43.4 |
| 1973 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 | General | Won | Bev R. Middleton (I), Michael A. Korb Jr. (R) | 47.6% | D+15.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Obrien has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 83 · 1982–1991
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 38 · 1981–1983
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 42 · 1973–1981
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Obrien has run against
- G. A. Anderson (R) · 1983 election, won
- Daniel H. Templeton (R) · 1982 election, won
- Owen Pickett (D) · 1981 election, won
- John T. Early (R) · 1979 election, won
- J. Shermer Garrison III (R) · 1975 election, won
- Bev R. Middleton (I) · 1973 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive