RepublicanNot in office · last served 1977Last on a ballot: May 1977
Robert F. Hughes
Last held office: Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 (1969–1977). Ran in 7 elections between 1969 and 1977, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +37.6
- Won 1975
- Elections
- 7
- 1969–1977
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hughes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hughes has run
Margin: how far Hughes finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Kentucky State Senate, District 34 | Primary | Lost | Jon Ackerson (R), C. Kenneth Peters (R) | 7.9% | −50.1 |
| 1975 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | Edwin L. Hartman Jr. (R) | 68.8% | R+37.6 |
| 1973 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | William K. Sparks (R) | 70.9% | R+41.9 |
| 1971 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | Harold Haering (R) | 52.8% | R+5.7 |
| 1971 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Primary | Won | Ruth Martin (D) | 82% | +64.1 |
| 1969 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | Carl Snider (R), Ruth Martin (I) | 51.5% | R+6.1 |
| 1969 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 | Primary | Won | Edith M. Whitworth (D) | 73.7% | +47.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hughes has held
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 46 · 1969–1977
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hughes has run against
- Edwin L. Hartman Jr. (R) · 1975 election, won
- William K. Sparks (R) · 1973 election, won
- Harold Haering (R) · 1971 election, won
- Carl Snider (R) · 1969 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive