DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Aug 1978
Paul W. Foster
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 (1974–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1974 and 1978, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −0.1
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1974–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Foster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 152
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Foster has run
Margin: how far Foster finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 | Primary | Lost | Tommy Smith (D), James C. Moore (D), Norman Fletcher (D) | 20.5% | −9.7 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 | General | Won | Bobby Wheeler (D) | 50% | R+0.1 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 | Primary | Won | Bobby Wheeler (D) | 50.3% | +0.6 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 | General | Won | Bobby Wheeler (D) | 50.7% | D+1.5 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 | Primary | Won | Bobby Wheeler (D), Simon Grantham (D) | 32.3% | −6.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Foster has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 152 · 1974–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Foster has run against
- Bobby Wheeler (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive