DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Nathan G. Knight
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 (1974–1980). Ran in 12 elections between 1970 and 1980, winning 11.
- Last margin
- −31.7
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 12
- 1970–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Knight was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 30Georgia House of Representatives, District 65Georgia House of Representatives, District 67
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Knight has run
Margin: how far Knight finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Lost | Neal Shepard (R) | 34.1% | R+31.7 |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Ross L. Arnold Jr. (I) | 99.1% | D+98.4 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | Primary | Won | Noel Brown (D) | 63.4% | +26.8 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.7% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 | Primary | Won | George W. Potts (D) | 53.3% | +6.7 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | Edwin G. Mullinax (D), J. Crawford Ware (D) | 32.9% | R+0.7 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 | Primary | Won | Edwin G. Mullinax (D), J. Crawford Ware (D), George W. Potts (D) | 32.3% | +0.4 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | General | Won | George W. Potts (D), Edwin G. Mullinax (D), J. Crawford Ware (D) | 25.5% | D+0.4 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | Primary | Won | J. Crawford Ware (D), Edwin G. Mullinax (D), George W. Potts (D) | 21.1% | −1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Knight has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 67 · 1974–1980
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 · 1972–1974
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Knight has run against
- Neal Shepard (R) · 1980 election, lost
- Ross L. Arnold Jr. (I) · 1978 election, won
- Edwin G. Mullinax (D) · 1972 election, won
- George W. Potts (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive