DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Richard A. Carey
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 52 (1974–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −2.5
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Carey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 43Maine House of Representatives, District 52
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Carey has run
Margin: how far Carey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Maine House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Judy C. Kany (D), Paul A. Boudreau (R), Lawrence A. Genest (D) | 23.3% | R+2.5 |
| 1974 | Maine House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Judy C. Kany (D), Richard H. Pierce (R), Arthur E. Genest (D) | 24.5% | R+2.0 |
| 1972 | Maine House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Robert C. Ferris (R), Arthur E. Genest (D), P. Eric Berg (D) | 21.3% | D+1.5 |
| 1970 | Maine House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Earl H. Smith (D), Arthur E. Genest (D), Emile J. Roy (R) | 23% | R+0.2 |
| 1968 | Maine House of Representatives, District 43 | General | Won | Malcolm Fortier (D), Naomi L. Giroux (D), Morton A. Brody (R) | 20.5% | R+1.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Carey has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 52 · 1974–1978
- Maine House of Representatives, District 43 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carey has run against
- Judy C. Kany (D) · 1976 election, won
- Robert C. Ferris (R) · 1972 election, won
- Earl H. Smith (D) · 1970 election, won
- Malcolm Fortier (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive