DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Richard J. Dwinell
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 (1978–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 6.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148
- Last margin
- +11.1
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dwinell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 149Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dwinell has run
Margin: how far Dwinell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 | General | Won | Robert C. Steinmetz (R) | 55.6% | D+11.1 |
| 1976 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 149 | General | Won | Jay Mack Holbrook (R) | 73.4% | D+46.7 |
| 1974 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 149 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 | General | Won | Albert L. Nash (D) | 52.5% | D+5.1 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 | General | Won | Albert L. Nash (D), David A. Sjosten (R) | 41% | D+3.1 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 | General | Won | Albert L. Nash (D) | 50.3% | D+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dwinell has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 · 1978–1980
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 149 · 1974–1978
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 148 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dwinell has run against
- Robert C. Steinmetz (R) · 1978 election, won
- Jay Mack Holbrook (R) · 1976 election, won
- Albert L. Nash (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive