RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Roland L. Sutton
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 5 (1978–1982). Ran in 3 elections between 1978 and 1986, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −6.6
- Lost 1986
- Elections
- 3
- 1978–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sutton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sutton has run
Margin: how far Sutton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Maine House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Lost | Joseph G. Walker (D) | 46.7% | D+6.6 |
| 1980 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Jeffrey P. Kilgore (D) | 60% | R+20.1 |
| 1978 | Maine State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Dennis B. Gray (D) | 63.8% | R+27.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sutton has held
- Maine State Senate, District 5 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sutton has run against
- Joseph G. Walker (D) · 1986 election, lost
- Jeffrey P. Kilgore (D) · 1980 election, won
- Dennis B. Gray (D) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive