IndependentNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Linwood Graffam
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 7 (1972–1976). Ran in 5 elections between 1972 and 1996, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −56.2
- Lost 1996
- Elections
- 5
- 1972–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Graffam was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Graffam has run
Margin: how far Graffam finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Maine House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Lost | Carol A. Kontos (D), Ralph H. Johnston (R), John K. Cressey (I) | 2.7% | −56.2 |
| 1986 | Maine State Senate, District 28 | General | Lost | Ronald E. Usher (D) | 38.8% | −22.4 |
| 1976 | Maine State Senate, District 7 | General | Lost | Ronald E. Usher (D) | 45.7% | −8.7 |
| 1974 | Maine State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Charles Malcolm Roma (D) | 50.6% | +1.2 |
| 1972 | Maine State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Charles Malcolm Roma (D) | 57.1% | +14.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Graffam has held
- Maine State Senate, District 7 · 1972–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Graffam has run against
- Carol A. Kontos (D) · 1996 election, lost
- Ronald E. Usher (D) · 1986 election, lost
- Charles Malcolm Roma (D) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive