DemocratNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
L. Mendel Rivers Jr.
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District CHARLESTON (1972–1974). Ran in 1 election in 1972, winning 1.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District CHARLESTON
- Last margin
- +0.4
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 1
- 1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rivers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Rivers has run
Margin: how far Rivers finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South Carolina House of Representatives, Charleston | General | Won | Joseph P. Riley (D), F. Julian Leamond (D), James M. Condon (D) | 7% | D+0.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rivers has held
- South Carolina House of Representatives, District CHARLESTON · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rivers has run against
- Joseph P. Riley (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive