DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Paul W. May Jr.
Last held office: Nevada State Assembly, District CLARK 19 (1986–1988). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 9.
Last office: Nevada State Assembly, District CLARK 19
- Last margin
- +59.2
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time May was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race May has run
Margin: how far May finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | Rick Clark (R) | 79.6% | D+59.2 |
| 1982 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | L. Grubb (D) | 74.3% | D+48.6 |
| 1980 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | L. Grubb (D) | 78.4% | D+56.8 |
| 1978 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | M. Connolly (D) | 56.9% | D+13.8 |
| 1976 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | G. J. Davis (R) | 54.3% | D+8.6 |
| 1972 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 19 | General | Won | G. O. Ravelo (R) | 60.5% | D+20.9 |
| 1970 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 2 | General | Won | Dave Branch (D), Ernie L. Konnyu (R), Dorotha W. Ames (R) | 30.9% | R+3.5 |
| 1968 | Nevada State Assembly, Clark 2 | General | Won | Dave Branch (D), Forrest J. Purdy (R), Samuel Aston (R) | 28% | R+0.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats May has held
- Nevada State Assembly, District CLARK 19 · 1986–1988
- Nevada State Assembly, District CLARK 19 · 1972–1984
- Nevada State Assembly, District CLARK 2 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who May has run against
- Rick Clark (R) · 1986 election, won
- L. Grubb (D) · 1982 election, won
- M. Connolly (D) · 1978 election, won
- G. J. Davis (R) · 1974 election, won
- G. O. Ravelo (R) · 1972 election, won
- Dave Branch (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive