RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Richard A. Blaine
Last held office: Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 (1968–1982). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 7.
Last office: Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54
- Last margin
- +1.5
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Blaine was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Blaine has run
Margin: how far Blaine finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Martha M. Glasheen (D) | 50.8% | R+1.5 |
| 1978 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | William Y. Chaika (D) | 59.4% | R+18.8 |
| 1976 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Jane W. Folcarelli (D) | 57.1% | R+14.1 |
| 1974 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Jane W. Folcarelli (D) | 50.9% | R+1.8 |
| 1972 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Carl H. Stetson Jr. (D) | 59.4% | R+18.8 |
| 1970 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Joseph N. Brown (D) | 57.7% | R+15.5 |
| 1968 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 54 | General | Won | Joseph N. Brown (D) | 60.4% | R+20.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Blaine has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Blaine has run against
- Martha M. Glasheen (D) · 1980 election, won
- William Y. Chaika (D) · 1978 election, won
- Jane W. Folcarelli (D) · 1976 election, won
- Carl H. Stetson Jr. (D) · 1972 election, won
- Joseph N. Brown (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive