RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Lincoln P. Cole Jr.
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 73 (1978–1980). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 6.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 73
- Last margin
- −5.2
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cole was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 93Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 73
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cole has run
Margin: how far Cole finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Lost | Stephen W. Doran (D) | 47.4% | D+5.2 |
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Stephen W. Doran (D) | 52.2% | R+4.4 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 93 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 93 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | Stephen H. Legomsky (D) | 65.7% | R+31.5 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 | General | Won | David O. McGavern (D) | 58.8% | R+17.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cole has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 73 · 1978–1980
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 93 · 1974–1978
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 82 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cole has run against
- Stephen W. Doran (D) · 1980 election, lost
- Stephen H. Legomsky (D) · 1970 election, won
- David O. McGavern (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive