DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Raymond M. Lafontaine
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 143 (1978–1982). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 7.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 143
- Last margin
- +36.0
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lafontaine was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 156Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 157Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 143
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lafontaine has run
Margin: how far Lafontaine finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 143 | General | Won | John A. Deveau (CST) | 68% | D+36.0 |
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 143 | General | Won | Alan Rickheit (R) | 72.8% | D+45.6 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 157 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 157 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 156 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 156 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 156 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lafontaine has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 143 · 1978–1982
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 157 · 1974–1978
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 156 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lafontaine has run against
- John A. Deveau (CST) · 1980 election, won
- Alan Rickheit (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive