DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Russell P. Letterman
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 (1970–1990). Ran in 10 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 10.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76
- Last margin
- +2.9
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 10
- 1970–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Letterman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Letterman has run
Margin: how far Letterman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Al Hoberman (R) | 51.4% | D+2.9 |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Mike Hoy (R) | 54.9% | D+9.8 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Michael Peter Krehel (R) | 61.8% | D+23.6 |
| 1978 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Kenneth E. Cummings (R) | 63.7% | D+27.4 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Kline James Wolf (R) | 63% | D+26.1 |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Richard A. Meyer Sr. (R) | 66.4% | D+32.7 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Thomas H. Bossert (R) | 51.4% | D+2.7 |
| 1970 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | W. Max Bossert (R) | 52.7% | D+5.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Letterman has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Letterman has run against
- Al Hoberman (R) · 1988 election, won
- Mike Hoy (R) · 1982 election, won
- Michael Peter Krehel (R) · 1980 election, won
- Kenneth E. Cummings (R) · 1978 election, won
- Kline James Wolf (R) · 1976 election, won
- Richard A. Meyer Sr. (R) · 1974 election, won
- Thomas H. Bossert (R) · 1972 election, won
- W. Max Bossert (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive