DemocratNot in office · last served 2012Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Robert F. Gilligan
Last held office: Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 (1982–2012). Ran in 20 elections between 1972 and 2010, winning 20.
- Last margin
- +46.7
- Won 2010
- Elections
- 20
- 1972–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gilligan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Delaware House of Representatives, District 21Delaware House of Representatives, District 19
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gilligan has run
Margin: how far Gilligan finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Vincent Ruff (R) | 73.4% | D+46.7 |
| 2008 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Joseph M. Sakeley (R), Stephen Michael Annand (I) | 78.4% | D+57.5 |
| 2006 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Megan B. Rizzo (R) | 74.1% | D+48.2 |
| 1996 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Megan B. Rizzo (R) | 63% | D+26.1 |
| 1994 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Paul A. Castellano (R) | 75.9% | D+51.8 |
| 1984 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | James E. Schorah (R) | 96.9% | D+93.7 |
| 1982 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Rita L. McWhorter (R) | 78.7% | D+57.5 |
| 1976 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | B. Max Jenks (R) | 87.1% | D+74.1 |
| 1972 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | B. Max Jenks (R) | 68.2% | D+36.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gilligan has held
- Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 · 1982–2012
- Delaware House of Representatives, District 21 · 1972–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gilligan has run against
- Vincent Ruff (R) · 2010 election, won
- Joseph M. Sakeley (R) · 2008 election, won
- Megan B. Rizzo (R) · 1998 election, won
- Paul A. Castellano (R) · 1986 election, won
- James E. Schorah (R) · 1984 election, won
- Rita L. McWhorter (R) · 1978 election, won
- B. Max Jenks (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive