RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986

Robert Vance Somers

Robert Vance Somers ran in 6 elections between 1970 and 1986, winning 4. Served in the North Carolina State Senate (District 21 and District 23).

Career

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

Margin: how far Somers finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1986	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	General	Won	Paul S. Smith (R), A. Derwood Huneycutt (D), Hubert M. Leonard (D)	26.2%	D+2.1
1984	North Carolina State Senate, District 23	General	Won	Paul S. Smith (R), Robert M. Davis Jr. (D), A. Derwood Huneycutt (D)	29%	D+0.8
1976	North Carolina State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Jack Childers (D), Tom Suddarth (D), Gilbert T. Davis Jr. (R)	26.1%	D+0.6
1974	North Carolina State Senate, District 21	General	Lost	Jack Childers (D), Tom Suddarth (D), Gilbert T. Davis Jr. (R)	16.2%	D+14.4
1972	North Carolina State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Phillip J. Kirk Jr. (R), George L. Hundley (D)	35.6%	D+4.0
1970	North Carolina House of Representatives, District 34	General	Lost	Robie L. Nash (D), Austin A. Mitchell (R), Carr H. Lingle (D)	24.3%	D+2.2