DemocratNot in office · last served 1979Last on a ballot: Nov 1983
Richard Tedford
Last held office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 11A (1975–1979). Ran in 5 elections between 1971 and 1983, winning 3.
Last office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 11A
- Last margin
- −18.8
- Lost 1983
- Elections
- 5
- 1971–1983
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Tedford was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Tedford has run
Margin: how far Tedford finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 11 | General | Lost | Malcolm Mabryboone Jr. (R) | 40.6% | R+18.8 |
| 1979 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 9 | Primary | Lost | Clayton P. Henderson (D), Jack N. Tucker (D) | 25.1% | −20.2 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-11A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-11A | Primary | Won | Walter E. Dreaden Jr. (D) | 60.5% | +20.9 |
| 1971 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-11C | General | Won | Mose Edward Kincaid (I) | 72.3% | D+44.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Tedford has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 11A · 1975–1979
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 11C · 1971–1975
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tedford has run against
- Malcolm Mabryboone Jr. (R) · 1983 election, lost
- Mose Edward Kincaid (I) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive