Paul S. Trible Jr.
Last held office: U.S. Senate, Virginia (1982–1988). Ran in 4 elections between 1976 and 1982, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +2.4
- Won 1982
- Elections
- 4
- 1976–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Trible 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 Trible has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Trible won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. Senate, Virginia | General | Won | Richard J. (dick) Davis (D) | 51.2% | R+2.4 | $2.2M | R+13.6 | |
| 1980 | U.S. House, VA-1 | General | Won | Sharon D. Grant (I) | 90.5% | R+81.0 | $105.2K | — | |
| 1978 | U.S. House, VA-1 | General | Won | Lewis Burwell Puller (D) | 72.1% | R+44.1 | — | — | |
| 1976 | U.S. House, VA-1 | General | Won | Robert E. Quinn (D), Mary B. McClaine (I) | 48.6% | R+1.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1981–82
- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $2.2M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1982Updated Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 AM ET
Seats Trible has held
- U.S. Senate, Virginia · 1982–1988
- U.S. House, VA-1 · 1976–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Trible has run against
- Richard J. (dick) Davis (D) · 1982 election, won
- Sharon D. Grant (I) · 1980 election, won
- Lewis Burwell Puller (D) · 1978 election, won
- Robert E. Quinn (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Trible
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S2VA00035
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC