RepublicanNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Kermit Francis Bates Jr.
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 179 (1992–1998). Ran in 5 elections between 1990 and 1998, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −8.7
- Lost 1998
- Elections
- 5
- 1990–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bates was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 141Georgia House of Representatives, District 179
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bates has run
Margin: how far Bates finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 179 | General | Lost | Wallace Sholar (D) | 45.7% | D+8.7 |
| 1996 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 179 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 179 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 179 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 141 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bates has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 179 · 1992–1998
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 141 · 1990–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bates has run against
- Wallace Sholar (D) · 1998 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive