DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Royal L. Bolling Sr.
Last held office: Massachusetts State Senate, District D29 (1982–1988). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1986, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +15.6
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bolling was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129Massachusetts State Senate, District D29
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bolling has run
Margin: how far Bolling finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D29 | General | Won | Bill Owens (I) | 57.8% | D+15.6 |
| 1984 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D29 | General | Won | Daniel M. Huck (I) | 91.5% | D+83.0 |
| 1982 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D29 | General | Won | Bill Owens (R) | 53.8% | D+7.6 |
| 1972 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129 | General | Won | Doris Bunte (D), Agnes E. Moore (R), Robert S. White (R) | 37.1% | R+8.4 |
| 1970 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129 | General | Won | Franklin Holgate (D), George A. Johnson (R) | 36.8% | R+1.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bolling has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D29 · 1982–1988
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bolling has run against
- Bill Owens (I) · 1986 election, won
- Daniel M. Huck (I) · 1984 election, won
- Doris Bunte (D) · 1972 election, won
- Franklin Holgate (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive