DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1987
Margaret Tate
Last held office: Mississippi State Senate, District 47 (1987–1991). Ran in 6 elections between 1983 and 1987, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +0.3
- Won 1987
- Elections
- 6
- 1983–1987
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Tate was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108Mississippi State Senate, District 47
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Tate has run
Margin: how far Tate finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 47 | General | Won | Marc Chetta (R), Larry L. Albritton (I) | 41.8% | D+0.3 |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 47 | Runoff | Won | Lawrence Holliday (D) | 50.1% | +0.1 |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 47 | Primary | Lost | Lawrence Holliday (D), Sherry S. Morris (D), Greg Mitchell (D) | 32.5% | +11.1 |
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108 | Runoff | Won | Terrell Breland (D) | 50.9% | +1.8 |
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108 | Primary | Lost | Terrell Breland (D), E. L. Lovell (D), Harry D. Mitchell (D) | 26.8% | −11.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Tate has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 47 · 1987–1991
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108 · 1983–1987
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tate has run against
- Marc Chetta (R) · 1987 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive