DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Patricia R. Sher
Last held office: Maryland State Senate, District 18 (1990–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1978 and 1990, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +0.4
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 7
- 1978–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sher was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland House of Delegates, District 18Maryland State Senate, District 18
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sher has run
Margin: how far Sher finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Maryland State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 | General | Won | Donald B. Robertson (D), C. Lawrence Wiser (D), Howard Jenkins III (R) | 23.5% | D+0.4 |
| 1986 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 | Primary | Won | Donald B. Robertson (D), C. Lawrence Wiser (D), Michael Brodt Gormley (D) | 33.2% | +3.3 |
| 1982 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 | General | Won | Donald B. Robertson (D), Helen L. Koss (D) | 33.3% | R+0.1 |
| 1982 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 | Primary | Won | Donald B. Robertson (D), Helen L. Koss (D), John A. Hurson (D) | 26.7% | +1.3 |
| 1978 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 | General | Won | David L. Scull (D), Donald B. Robertson (D), Daniel J. Boyle (R) | 20.3% | R+1.5 |
| 1978 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 | Primary | Won | David L. Scull (D), Donald B. Robertson (D), Charles F. Kirkley (D) | 19.1% | −8.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sher has held
- Maryland State Senate, District 18 · 1990–1994
- Maryland House of Delegates, District 18 · 1978–1990
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sher has run against
- Donald B. Robertson (D) · 1986 election, won
- David L. Scull (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive