RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Laurence A. Cobb
Last held office: North Carolina State Senate, District 35 (1984–1990). Ran in 6 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +14.9
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 6
- 1970–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cobb was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36North Carolina State Senate, District 35
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cobb has run
Margin: how far Cobb finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | North Carolina State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1986 | North Carolina State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1984 | North Carolina State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Parks Helms (D) | 57.5% | R+14.9 |
| 1974 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 | General | Won | Jo Graham Foster (D), Craig Lawing (D), Marilyn R. Bissell (R) | 7.2% | D+0.9 |
| 1972 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 | General | Won | Carolyn Mathis (R), Marilyn R. Bissell (R), David D. Jordan (R) | 7.6% | D+0.3 |
| 1970 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 | General | Won | Jim Beatty (D), Hugh Campbell Jr. (D), James B. Vogler (D) | 7.6% | D+1.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cobb has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 35 · 1984–1990
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 · 1970–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cobb has run against
- Parks Helms (D) · 1984 election, won
- Jo Graham Foster (D) · 1974 election, won
- Carolyn Mathis (R) · 1972 election, won
- Jim Beatty (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive