RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
R. Budd Dwyer
Last held office: Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 (1970–1982). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +36.9
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dwyer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 6Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dwyer has run
Margin: how far Dwyer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 | General | Won | William L. Fleming (D) | 68.5% | R+36.9 |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 | General | Won | James A. Jovenall (D) | 64% | R+28.0 |
| 1970 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 | General | Won | Michael J. Zavacky (D), Merritt W. Terrell (CST) | 57.8% | R+17.4 |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | John E. Scott (CST) | 97.1% | R+94.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dwyer has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 · 1970–1982
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 6 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dwyer has run against
- William L. Fleming (D) · 1978 election, won
- James A. Jovenall (D) · 1974 election, won
- Michael J. Zavacky (D) · 1970 election, won
- John E. Scott (CST) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive