DemocratNot in office · last served 2019Last on a ballot: Nov 2015
Robert M. Dearing
Robert M. Dearing ran in 14 elections between 1979 and 2015, winning 13. Served in the Mississippi State Senate (District 38 and District 37).
- Elections
- 14
- 1979–2015
- Won
- 13
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Dearing was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Mississippi State Senate, District 38Mississippi State Senate, District 37Mississippi State Senate, District 37
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dearing has run
Margin: how far Dearing finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Melanie Sojourner (R) | 50.2% | D+0.4 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | Primary | Won | Etta Batteastetaplin (D) | 58% | +16.1 |
| 2011 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Lost | Melanie Sojourner (R) | 48.9% | R+2.3 |
| 2007 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2003 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1999 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1995 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Erle Drane (R) | 66.1% | D+32.3 |
| 1992 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Erle Drane (R) | 68% | D+36.0 |
| 1991 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Jack Templeton (R) | 87% | D+74.0 |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 38 | General | Won | Joe Meng (R) | 60.8% | D+21.6 |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 38 | Primary | Won | Donald Shupe (D) | 67.6% | +35.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Dearing has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 37 · 2016–2019
- Mississippi State Senate, District 37 · 1984–2011
- Mississippi State Senate, District 38 · 1980–1983
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Dearing has run against
- Melanie Sojourner (R) · 2015 election, won
- Erle Drane (R) · 1995 election, won
- Jack Templeton (R) · 1983 election, won
- Joe Meng (R) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)