DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Richard L. Mays
Last held office: Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3 (1972–1976). Ran in 4 elections between 1972 and 1974, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +1.5
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 4
- 1972–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mays was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mays has run
Margin: how far Mays finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | William H. Townsend (D), Robert Johnson (D) | — | — |
| 1974 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3 | Primary | Won | Robert Johnson (D), Erma E. Cunningham (D), Frank A. James (D) | 25.3% | −0.9 |
| 1972 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | William H. Townsend (D), Robert Johnson (D), Erma Hendrix (I) | 23.7% | D+1.5 |
| 1972 | Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3 | Primary | Won | William H. Townsend (D), Robert Johnson (D), Jeffrey L. Hawkins (D) | 22.2% | −2.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mays has held
- Arkansas House of Representatives, District 3 · 1972–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mays has run against
- William H. Townsend (D) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive