DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1982

Richard W. Riley

Last held office: Governor of South Carolina (1978–1986). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 4.

Last margin: +39.6; Won 1982
Elections: 4; 1968–1982

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Riley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina State Senate, District 3 South Carolina State Senate, District 2 Governor of South CarolinaOut of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Riley has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Riley won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Baseline
1982	Governor of South Carolina	General	Won	W. D. Workman III (R)	69.8%	D+39.6	R+1.3
1978	Governor of South Carolina	General	Won	Edward L. Young (R)	61.9%	D+23.8	D+13.1
1972	South Carolina State Senate, District 2	General	Won	Charles G. Garrett (D), Harry A. Chapman (D), J. Verne Smith (D)	16.7%	Even	—
1968	South Carolina State Senate, District 3	General	Won	Harry A. Chapman (D), Charles G. Garrett (D), Thomas A. Wofford (R)	15%	D+0.1	—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Riley has held

Governor of South Carolina · 1978–1986
South Carolina State Senate, District 2 · 1972–1976
South Carolina State Senate, District 3 · 1968–1972

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Riley has run against

W. D. Workman III (R) · 1982 election, won
Edward L. Young (R) · 1978 election, won
Charles G. Garrett (D) · 1972 election, won
Harry A. Chapman (D) · 1968 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive