DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992

Lura Tally

Last held office: North Carolina State Senate, District 24 (1992–1994). Ran in 11 elections between 1972 and 1992, winning 11.

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Tally was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Tally finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1992	North Carolina State Senate, District 24	General	Won	Bert Esworthy (R)	59.7%	D+19.4
1990	North Carolina State Senate, District 12	General	Won	Joe Raynor (D)	—	—
1988	North Carolina State Senate, District 12	General	Won	Joe Raynor (D)	—	—
1986	North Carolina State Senate, District 12	General	Won	Anthony E. Rand (D)	—	—
1984	North Carolina State Senate, District 12	General	Won	Anthony E. Rand (D)	49.7%	R+0.6
1982	North Carolina State Senate, District 12	General	Won	Anthony E. Rand (D), John Keefe (R)	41.4%	D+4.8
1980	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20	General	Won	R. D. Beard (D), Charles Holt (D), William E. Clark (D)	15.4%	Even
1978	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20	General	Won	Charles Holt (D), R. D. Beard (D), William E. Clark (D)	20.5%	D+0.5
1976	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20	General	Won	Charles Holt (D), Hector Ray (D), R. D. Beard (D)	20.4%	D+0.4
1974	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20	General	Won	Hector Ray (D), Charles Holt (D), R. D. Beard (D)	18.4%	D+0.5
1972	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 20	General	Won	Glenn Jernigan (D), Norwood E. Bryan Jr. (D), Henry M. Tyson (D)	17.7%	R+0.9