DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
M. Parks Brown
M. Parks Brown ran in 21 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 20. Served in the Georgia State Senate (District 47).
- Elections
- 21
- 1968–1986
- Won
- 20
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Brown 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 Brown has run
Margin: how far Brown finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Jack West (R) | 85.5% | D+71.0 |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Ray Gaines (D) | 50.5% | +0.9 |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Runoff | Won | Ray Gaines (D) | 50.7% | +1.4 |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Lost | Ray Gaines (D), Bob Matthews (D) | 43.4% | +10.1 |
| 1976 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Bob R. Meredith (D) | 67% | +33.9 |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Neil L. Pruitt (D) | 58.7% | +17.4 |
| 1968 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Georgia State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Won | Robert E. Lee (D) | 50.8% | +1.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Brown has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 47 · 1969–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Brown has run against
- Jack West (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)