DemocratNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 2008
Richard L. Adams
Last held office: Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 (1980–1992). Ran in 7 elections between 1980 and 2008, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −9.7
- Lost 2008
- Elections
- 7
- 1980–2008
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Adams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Adams has run
Margin: how far Adams finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Lost | Ken A. Roberts (R), Paul E. Shepherd (R), Jim Rehder (D) | 20.1% | R+9.7 |
| 1990 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Claud Judd (D) | 50.1% | D+0.2 |
| 1988 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Claud Judd (D), Ned Gibler (R) | 34.6% | R+9.5 |
| 1986 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Claud Judd (D) | 50.5% | D+1.1 |
| 1984 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Claud Judd (D), Melvin Edward Hirschi (R) | 40.2% | D+8.8 |
| 1982 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Harold W. Reid (D) | 49.3% | R+1.3 |
| 1980 | Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Harold W. Reid (D), Maynard B. Arnzen (R) | 32.7% | R+6.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Adams has held
- Idaho House of Representatives, District 8 · 1980–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Adams has run against
- Ken A. Roberts (R) · 2008 election, lost
- Claud Judd (D) · 1990 election, won
- Harold W. Reid (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive