RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Richard B. Wathen
Last held office: Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 (1982–1990). Ran in 9 elections between 1972 and 1988, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +4.5
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 9
- 1972–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Wathen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Indiana House of Representatives, District 67Indiana House of Representatives, District 71
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Wathen has run
Margin: how far Wathen finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | William Shrewsberry Jr. (D) | 52.3% | R+4.5 |
| 1986 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Nancy Kraft (D) | 60.1% | R+20.1 |
| 1984 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 | General | Won | Robert L. Potter (D) | 55.6% | R+11.2 |
| 1980 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Robert L. Schnatter (D) | 65.4% | R+30.9 |
| 1978 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Walter J. Beneville (D) | 60.4% | R+20.9 |
| 1974 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Robert McIntosh (D) | 53.5% | R+7.0 |
| 1972 | Indiana House of Representatives, District 67 | General | Won | Clay Baird (D) | 53.8% | R+7.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Wathen has held
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 71 · 1982–1990
- Indiana House of Representatives, District 67 · 1972–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Wathen has run against
- William Shrewsberry Jr. (D) · 1988 election, won
- Nancy Kraft (D) · 1986 election, won
- Robert L. Potter (D) · 1982 election, won
- Robert L. Schnatter (D) · 1980 election, won
- Walter J. Beneville (D) · 1976 election, won
- Robert McIntosh (D) · 1974 election, won
- Clay Baird (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive