DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Aug 1976
Ottis Sweat Jr.
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 150 (1974–1976). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +0.8
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sweat was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 65Georgia House of Representatives, District 125Georgia House of Representatives, District 150
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sweat has run
Margin: how far Sweat finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 150 | Primary | Lost | Tom Crosby Jr. (D) | 48.9% | −2.2 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 150 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 150 | Primary | Won | Ira Buddy Lee (D) | 52% | +4.0 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 125 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 125 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | Harry Dixon (D) | 50.4% | D+0.8 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 | Primary | Won | Harry Dixon (D), Leo Mullis (D), E. J. Ward (D) | 33.6% | +4.8 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | Harry Dixon (D) | 49.6% | R+0.9 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 | Primary | Won | Harry Dixon (D), Leo Mullis (D) | 41% | +2.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sweat has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 150 · 1974–1976
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 125 · 1972–1974
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 65 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sweat has run against
- Harry Dixon (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive