DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1970
Richard H. Bowman
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 (1968–1972). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1970, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −1.3
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1970
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bowman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bowman has run
Margin: how far Bowman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 | General | Won | Thomas C. Edgar (D), Donald E. Smith (R) | 38.1% | R+1.3 |
| 1970 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 | Primary | Won | Thomas C. Edgar (D) | 51.5% | +3.1 |
| 1968 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 | General | Won | Thomas C. Edgar (D), Thomas B. Freeman (R) | 35.9% | R+1.7 |
| 1968 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 | Primary | Won | Thomas C. Edgar (D), Eugene W. Walker (D) | 37.2% | +0.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bowman has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bowman has run against
- Thomas C. Edgar (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive