RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Romie J. Palmer
Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 8 (1972–1976). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −7.2
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Palmer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 6Illinois House of Representatives, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Palmer has run
Margin: how far Palmer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Harry Yourell (D), Jane M. Barnes (R), Robert Bily (D) | 23% | D+7.2 |
| 1972 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Herbert Huskey (R), Harry Yourell (D), Samuel J. Simone (D) | 26.6% | D+6.6 |
| 1970 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Harry Yourell (D), Edward L. Kipley Sr. (R), Robert W. Carlson (D) | 23.7% | D+7.0 |
| 1968 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Edward L. Kipley Sr. (R), Harry Yourell (D), Joseph W. Quilici (D) | 34.1% | R+7.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Palmer has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 8 · 1972–1976
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 6 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Palmer has run against
- Harry Yourell (D) · 1974 election, won
- Herbert Huskey (R) · 1972 election, won
- Edward L. Kipley Sr. (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive