DemocratNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2016
Rick Nelson
Rick Nelson ran in 11 elections between 1998 and 2016, winning 10. Served in the Kentucky House of Representatives (District 87).
- Elections
- 11
- 1998–2016
- Won
- 10
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Nelson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1998200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Nelson has run
Margin: how far Nelson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Chad Shannon (R) | 51.5% | D+3.0 |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2014 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 2012 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Joshua D. Howard (R) | 69.6% | D+39.1 |
| 2010 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Barry L. Carnes (R) | 77.5% | D+55.0 |
| 2008 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2006 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Glynna J. Brown (R) | 78.1% | D+56.2 |
| 2004 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Tim Lasley (R) | 67.1% | D+34.1 |
| 2000 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Won | Scott Madon (R) | 52.3% | D+4.6 |
| 1998 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 | General | Lost | J. C. Ausmus III (R), William Albert Hayes (D) | 17.8% | R+33.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Nelson has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 87 · 2001–2018
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Nelson has run against
- Chad Shannon (R) · 2016 election, won
- Joshua D. Howard (R) · 2012 election, won
- Barry L. Carnes (R) · 2010 election, won
- Glynna J. Brown (R) · 2006 election, won
- Tim Lasley (R) · 2002 election, won
- Scott Madon (R) · 2000 election, won
- J. C. Ausmus III (R) · 1998 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)