IndependentNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Lewis A. H. Caldwell
Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 (1972–1978). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −25.3
- Lost 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Caldwell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 29Illinois House of Representatives, District 24
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Caldwell has run
Margin: how far Caldwell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Lost | Carol Moseley Braun (D), Barbara Flynn Currie (D), Bernard E. Epton (R) | 12.1% | −25.3 |
| 1976 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Robert E. Mann (D), Bernard E. Epton (R), Henry G. Clark (R) | 34.9% | −12.1 |
| 1974 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Robert E. Mann (D), Bernard E. Epton (R), Henry G. Clark (R) | 33.6% | −15.1 |
| 1972 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 | General | Won | Robert E. Mann (D), Bernard E. Epton (R), Albert Daugherty (R) | 28.4% | −19.1 |
| 1970 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Raymond W. Ewell (D), Elwood Graham (R) | 48.1% | +4.3 |
| 1968 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 | General | Won | Raymond W. Ewell (D), Elwood Graham (R) | 46% | +2.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Caldwell has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 · 1972–1978
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Caldwell has run against
- Carol Moseley Braun (D) · 1978 election, lost
- Robert E. Mann (D) · 1976 election, won
- Raymond W. Ewell (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive