DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Sep 1982
R. Leigh Pegues
Last held office: Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 (1974–1982). Ran in 6 elections between 1974 and 1982, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +21.1
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 6
- 1974–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Pegues was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 86
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Pegues has run
Margin: how far Pegues finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Alabama State Senate, District 29 | Primary | Lost | Hank Sanders (D), Earl Goodwin (D) | 29.5% | −9.4 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 | Primary | Won | Albert Turner (D) | 51% | +2.0 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 | General | Won | Albert Turner (D) | 60.5% | D+21.1 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 | Runoff | Won | Walter C. Evans (D) | 51.2% | +2.4 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 | Primary | Lost | Walter C. Evans (D), James A. Tolar Jr. (D) | 32% | −10.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Pegues has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 86 · 1974–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pegues has run against
- Albert Turner (D) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive