DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Richard L. Mercier
Last held office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 (1972–1982). Ran in 5 elections between 1972 and 1980, winning 5.
Last office: Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44
- Last margin
- +0.5
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 5
- 1972–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mercier was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mercier has run
Margin: how far Mercier finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Joseph D. Taverna (R) | 50.3% | D+0.5 |
| 1978 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Willard C. Eddy (R) | 69.7% | D+39.3 |
| 1976 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Willard C. Eddy (R) | 64.2% | D+28.4 |
| 1972 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Judith M. Sturtevant (R) | 52.4% | D+4.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mercier has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mercier has run against
- Joseph D. Taverna (R) · 1980 election, won
- Willard C. Eddy (R) · 1978 election, won
- Judith M. Sturtevant (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive