DemocratNot in office · last served 2004Last on a ballot: Nov 2002

Ralph Twiggs

Ralph Twiggs ran in 26 elections between 1972 and 2002, winning 25. Served in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 4 and District 8).

Last office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 8

Elections: 26; 1972–2002
Won: 25; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Twiggs was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 Georgia House of Representatives, District 8Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Twiggs has run

Margin: how far Twiggs finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
2002	Georgia House of Representatives, District 8	General	Won	Kurt Cannon (R)	53%	D+6.0
2000	Georgia House of Representatives, District 8	General	Won	Billy Johnson (R)	60%	D+20.1
1998	Georgia House of Representatives, District 8	General	Won	Edward Smith (R)	64.4%	D+28.8
1996	Georgia House of Representatives, District 8	General	Won	Claude Beck (R)	59.2%	D+18.4
1994	Georgia House of Representatives, District 8	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1992	Georgia House of Representatives, District 8	General	Won	William Woody (R)	50.7%	D+1.3
1990	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	49.7%	R+0.6
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), William A. Roughead (R)	36.7%	R+1.9
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	49.5%	−1.0
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	50%	D+0.1
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), Bill Cuthbertson (D)	39.7%	−5.4
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	50.4%	D+0.7
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), Bill Cuthbertson (D)	40.1%	−6.8
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), Jack Shaw (R)	42.4%	D+0.4
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), James Douglas Parks (D), Bill Cuthbertson (D)	34.2%	+1.3
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	49.9%	R+0.1
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	49.9%	−0.3
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	50.1%	D+0.2
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), Ted L. Whitener (D)	44.3%	+5.0
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	49.8%	R+0.3
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	50.6%	+1.1
1974	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), Lonnie Snow Tanksley (R), Eugene Collins (R)	35.8%	R+0.3
1974	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Won	Carlton Colwell (D)	48.6%	−2.7
1972	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	General	Won	Carlton Colwell (D), Jimmy Jones (R)	37%	D+2.4
1972	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Runoff	Won	Fred C. Jones Jr. (D)	60.8%	+21.5
1972	Georgia House of Representatives, District 4	Primary	Lost	Carlton Colwell (D), Fred C. Jones Jr. (D), Howard Simmons (D)	20.4%	−17.0

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Twiggs has held

Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 · 1993–2004
Georgia House of Representatives, District 4 · 1973–1992

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Twiggs has run against

Kurt Cannon (R) · 2002 election, won
Billy Johnson (R) · 2000 election, won
Edward Smith (R) · 1998 election, won
Claude Beck (R) · 1996 election, won
William Woody (R) · 1992 election, won
Carlton Colwell (D) · 1990 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)