DemocratNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
Ronald Lynwood Smith
Last held office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 (1996–2002). Ran in 7 elections between 1990 and 2002, winning 4.
Last office: North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4
- Last margin
- −13.0
- Lost 2002
- Elections
- 7
- 1990–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1992199620002004200820122016202020242028North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Smith has run
Margin: how far Smith finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 13 | General | Lost | Jean R. Preston (R) | 43.5% | R+13.0 |
| 2000 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Jean R. Preston (R), Jonathan Robinson (R) | 34.7% | R+5.1 |
| 1998 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Jean R. Preston (R), Holt Faircloth (R), Gerry T. Smith (D) | 28% | R+0.5 |
| 1996 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Jean R. Preston (R), Jonathan Robinson (R), Bob Geller (L) | 29.1% | R+11.1 |
| 1994 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Lost | Jean R. Preston (R), Macon S. Snowden (R), Bruce Ethridge (D) | 23.9% | R+5.7 |
| 1992 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Lost | Jean R. Preston (R), Bruce Ethridge (D), Clifford Tilghman (R) | 22.3% | R+6.1 |
| 1990 | North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Robert Grady (R), Bruce Ethridge (D), Dennis Combs (D) | 17.5% | R+2.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Smith has held
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 · 1996–2002
- North Carolina House of Representatives, District 4 · 1990–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Smith has run against
- Jean R. Preston (R) · 2002 election, lost
- Robert Grady (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive