RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Paul Scruggs
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 (1978–1990). Ran in 14 elections between 1976 and 1988, winning 14.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17
- Last margin
- +38.7
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 14
- 1976–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Scruggs was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Scruggs has run
Margin: how far Scruggs finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | General | Won | Bill Hays (D) | 69.4% | R+38.7 |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | Primary | Won | Robert Watson (R) | 88.7% | +77.4 |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | Primary | Won | Ned Mathery (R) | 80.6% | +61.2 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | Primary | Won | Robert Watson (R) | 85.4% | +70.8 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | General | Won | Harold Winston (D) | 67.3% | R+34.6 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 | Primary | Won | Robert Watson (R) | 80.8% | +61.7 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14 | General | Won | Robert J. Haws (D) | 58.3% | R+16.5 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14 | Primary | Won | Trula Mugford (R), James Cordell (R), Roy E. Rudder Jr. (R) | 50.4% | +25.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Scruggs has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 · 1978–1990
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14 · 1976–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Scruggs has run against
- Bill Hays (D) · 1988 election, won
- Harold Winston (D) · 1978 election, won
- Robert J. Haws (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive