DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: May 1972
Leon Holsted
Leon Holsted ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 2. Served in the Arkansas House of Representatives (District 22).
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
- Won
- 2
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Holsted was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Arkansas House of Representatives, District 22
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Holsted has run
Margin: how far Holsted finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Arkansas State Senate, District 2 | Primary | Lost | Ralph Patterson (D) | 47.4% | −5.2 |
| 1970 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Art Givens (D), W. E. Beaumont Jr. (D), John B. Plegge (D) | — | — |
| 1968 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | W. E. Beaumont Jr. (D), John I. Purtle (D), J. Gayle Windsor Jr. (D) | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Holsted has held
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 22 · 1969–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Holsted has run against
- Art Givens (D) · 1970 election, won
- W. E. Beaumont Jr. (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)