DemocratNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Matthew F. Callaghan Jr.
Last held office: Rhode Island State Senate, District 9 (1968–1974). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +42.1
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Callaghan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Rhode Island State Senate, District 9
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Callaghan has run
Margin: how far Callaghan finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Raymond E. Tatz (R) | 71% | D+42.1 |
| 1970 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Raymond E. Tatz (R) | 74.4% | D+48.9 |
| 1968 | Rhode Island State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Robert K. Kaufmann (R) | 72.2% | D+44.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Callaghan has held
- Rhode Island State Senate, District 9 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Callaghan has run against
- Raymond E. Tatz (R) · 1972 election, won
- Robert K. Kaufmann (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive