RepublicanNot in office · last served 1983Last on a ballot: Nov 1983
Ray L. Garland
Last held office: Virginia State Senate, District 21 (1979–1983). Ran in 7 elections between 1969 and 1983, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −5.3
- Lost 1983
- Elections
- 7
- 1969–1983
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Garland was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Virginia House of Delegates, District 17Virginia House of Delegates, District 7Virginia State Senate, District 21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Garland has run
Margin: how far Garland finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Virginia State Senate, District 21 | General | Lost | J. Granger Macfarlane (D) | 47.3% | D+5.3 |
| 1979 | Virginia State Senate, District 21 | General | Won | William B. Hopkins (D) | 54.9% | R+9.8 |
| 1977 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 | General | Won | A. Victor Thomas (D) | 46.7% | D+6.7 |
| 1975 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 | General | Won | A. Victor Thomas (D), Thomas J. Nolan (D), Michael S. Ferguson (R) | 29.5% | D+3.6 |
| 1973 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 | General | Won | A. Victor Thomas (D), John C. Towler (D), Noel C. Taylor (R) | 26.3% | D+1.0 |
| 1971 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 | General | Won | John C. Towler (D), Horace G. Fralin (R), J. Granger Macfarlane (D) | 26.5% | R+1.9 |
| 1969 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 17 | General | Won | Holman Willis Jr. (I) | 62.8% | R+25.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Garland has held
- Virginia State Senate, District 21 · 1979–1983
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 · 1971–1979
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 17 · 1969–1971
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Garland has run against
- J. Granger Macfarlane (D) · 1983 election, lost
- William B. Hopkins (D) · 1979 election, won
- A. Victor Thomas (D) · 1977 election, won
- John C. Towler (D) · 1971 election, won
- Holman Willis Jr. (I) · 1969 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive