DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Raymond J. Welsh Jr.
Last held office: Illinois State Senate, District 21 (1972–1976). Ran in 2 elections between 1970 and 1972, winning 2.
- Last margin
- +56.2
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 2
- 1970–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Welsh 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 2Illinois State Senate, District 21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Welsh has run
Margin: how far Welsh finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Illinois State Senate, District 21 | General | Won | Richard Frederick Wood (R) | 78.1% | D+56.2 |
| 1970 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 2 | General | Won | Edward E. Bluthardt (R), Richard A. Walsh (R), Ray Willas (D) | 28.2% | R+1.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Welsh has held
- Illinois State Senate, District 21 · 1972–1976
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 2 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Welsh has run against
- Richard Frederick Wood (R) · 1972 election, won
- Edward E. Bluthardt (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive