RepublicanNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Richard A. Sanders
Last held office: Kentucky State Senate, District 9 (1996–2008). Ran in 6 elections between 1990 and 2004, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +21.2
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 6
- 1990–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sanders was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19Kentucky State Senate, District 9
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sanders has run
Margin: how far Sanders finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kentucky State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Kentucky State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Kentucky State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | John D. Dickinson (D) | 60.6% | R+21.2 |
| 1994 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Steve Meredith (D) | 66.1% | R+32.1 |
| 1990 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sanders has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 9 · 1996–2008
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 19 · 1990–1996
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sanders has run against
- John D. Dickinson (D) · 1996 election, won
- Steve Meredith (D) · 1992 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive