DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Richard Jefferson
Last held office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58B (1992–1998). Ran in 6 elections between 1986 and 1996, winning 6.
Last office: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58B
- Last margin
- +60.3
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 6
- 1986–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Jefferson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57BMinnesota House of Representatives, District 58B
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Jefferson has run
Margin: how far Jefferson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58B | General | Won | Alan Holt (R) | 80.2% | D+60.3 |
| 1994 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58B | General | Won | Donna L. Meigs (R) | 80.2% | D+60.3 |
| 1992 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58B | General | Won | Donna L. Meigs (R) | 77.4% | D+54.9 |
| 1990 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57B | General | Won | Stephen Moriarty (R) | 73.3% | D+46.7 |
| 1988 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57B | General | Won | Walter Fechtner (R) | 78.2% | D+56.3 |
| 1986 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-57B | General | Won | Fred Askew (R) | 78.4% | D+56.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Jefferson has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58B · 1992–1998
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57B · 1986–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jefferson has run against
- Alan Holt (R) · 1996 election, won
- Donna L. Meigs (R) · 1994 election, won
- Stephen Moriarty (R) · 1990 election, won
- Walter Fechtner (R) · 1988 election, won
- Fred Askew (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive