DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Paul W. Richardson
Last held office: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 (1984–1992). Ran in 13 elections between 1975 and 1990, winning 13.
- Last margin
- +11.0
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 13
- 1975–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Richardson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Richardson has run
Margin: how far Richardson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | Primary | Won | Willis H. Justice (D) | 71.1% | +42.1 |
| 1984 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Jack W. Buchanan (R) | 55.5% | D+11.0 |
| 1984 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | Primary | Won | Bill Bryant (D) | 64.1% | +28.3 |
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1981 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | Primary | Won | Floyd C. Anderson (D) | 59.2% | +18.5 |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | C. R. Smith (R) | 73.2% | D+46.3 |
| 1979 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | Primary | Won | Bill Patrick (D) | 55.3% | +10.6 |
| 1977 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 | Primary | Won | Glenn White (D) | 64.3% | +28.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Richardson has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 · 1984–1992
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 73 · 1975–1983
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Richardson has run against
- Jack W. Buchanan (R) · 1984 election, won
- C. R. Smith (R) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive