DemocratNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Richard P. Ruhlin
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 6 (1994–2000). Ran in 10 elections between 1984 and 2010, winning 8.
- Last margin
- −11.1
- Lost 2010
- Elections
- 10
- 1984–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ruhlin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 120Maine State Senate, District 6
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ruhlin has run
Margin: how far Ruhlin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maine House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Lost | Michael Celli (R) | 44.5% | R+11.1 |
| 2000 | Maine State Senate, District 6 | General | Lost | Edward M. Youngblood (R) | 42.2% | R+15.7 |
| 1998 | Maine State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Joseph H. Bigl (R) | 56.8% | D+13.7 |
| 1996 | Maine State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Scott W. Baxter (R) | 56.9% | D+13.9 |
| 1994 | Maine State Senate, District 6 | General | Won | Sherman H. Hutchins (R) | 52.4% | D+4.8 |
| 1992 | Maine House of Representatives, District 120 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Maine House of Representatives, District 120 | General | Won | Gerald Robertson (R) | 54.1% | D+8.1 |
| 1988 | Maine House of Representatives, District 120 | General | Won | Gerald Robertson (R) | 51.2% | D+2.4 |
| 1986 | Maine House of Representatives, District 120 | General | Won | Gerald Robertson (R) | 51% | D+2.1 |
| 1984 | Maine House of Representatives, District 120 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ruhlin has held
- Maine State Senate, District 6 · 1994–2000
- Maine House of Representatives, District 120 · 1984–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ruhlin has run against
- Michael Celli (R) · 2010 election, lost
- Edward M. Youngblood (R) · 2000 election, lost
- Joseph H. Bigl (R) · 1998 election, won
- Scott W. Baxter (R) · 1996 election, won
- Sherman H. Hutchins (R) · 1994 election, won
- Gerald Robertson (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive