DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Marvin Ward
Marvin Ward ran in 9 elections between 1978 and 1994, winning 8. Served in the North Carolina State Senate (District 20).
- Elections
- 9
- 1978–1994
- Won
- 8
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Ward 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 Ward has run
Margin: how far Ward finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Lost | Hamilton C. Horton Jr. (R), Mark McDaniel (R), Ted Kaplan (D) | 21% | R+8.4 |
| 1992 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Ted Kaplan (D), Ann Esch (R), Gerald N. Hewitt (R) | 26.4% | D+0.7 |
| 1990 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Ted Kaplan (D) | — | — |
| 1988 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Ted Kaplan (D) | — | — |
| 1986 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Ted Kaplan (D) | — | — |
| 1984 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Ted Kaplan (D), Wallace A. Vanhoy (R), Lafayette N. Jones (R) | 29.9% | D+4.1 |
| 1982 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Richard Barnes (D), John J. Cavanagh (R), Odell C. Reid (R) | 31.1% | D+0.1 |
| 1980 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | John J. Cavanagh (R), Carl Totherow (D), L. Hackett French (R) | 28.9% | D+2.8 |
| 1978 | North Carolina State Senate, District 20 | General | Won | Anne Bagnal (R), Meyressa H. Schoonmaker (D), E. McGruder Paris (R) | 26.8% | R+0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Ward has held
- North Carolina State Senate, District 20 · 1979–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Ward has run against
- Hamilton C. Horton Jr. (R) · 1994 election, lost
- Ted Kaplan (D) · 1992 election, won
- Richard Barnes (D) · 1982 election, won
- John J. Cavanagh (R) · 1980 election, won
- Anne Bagnal (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)