RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
R. Bruce Waddell
Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 (1970–1980). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1978, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −15.3
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Waddell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 33
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Waddell has run
Margin: how far Waddell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Calvin Skinner (R), Thomas J. Hanahan (D) | 29.3% | D+15.3 |
| 1976 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Calvin Skinner (R), Thomas J. Hanahan (D), C. R. Stroupe (D) | 26.3% | D+8.1 |
| 1974 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Calvin Skinner (R), Thomas J. Hanahan (D), C. R. Stroupe (D) | 22.5% | D+8.9 |
| 1972 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Calvin Skinner (R), Thomas J. Hanahan (D), Joseph Byron Coleman (D) | 29.5% | D+2.8 |
| 1970 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Thomas J. Hanahan (D), Lester Cunningham (R) | 29% | D+9.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Waddell has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 · 1970–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Waddell has run against
- Calvin Skinner (R) · 1978 election, won
- Thomas J. Hanahan (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive