RepublicanNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Ruth S. Foster
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 12 (1990–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1980 and 1992, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +39.1
- Won 1992
- Elections
- 7
- 1980–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Foster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 41Maine House of Representatives, District 127Maine State Senate, District 12
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Foster has run
Margin: how far Foster finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Maine State Senate, District 12 | General | Won | John Dedam (D) | 69.5% | R+39.1 |
| 1990 | Maine State Senate, District 12 | General | Won | William E. Butler (D) | 71.6% | R+43.2 |
| 1988 | Maine House of Representatives, District 127 | General | Won | June Knight Carter (D) | 75.7% | R+51.4 |
| 1986 | Maine House of Representatives, District 127 | General | Won | Marion A. Hineline (D) | 81.2% | R+62.5 |
| 1984 | Maine House of Representatives, District 127 | General | Won | Marion A. Hineline (D) | 81.2% | R+62.5 |
| 1982 | Maine House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Donald H. Kenney (D) | 81.6% | R+63.1 |
| 1980 | Maine House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Harvey E. Devane (D) | 65.3% | R+30.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Foster has held
- Maine State Senate, District 12 · 1990–1994
- Maine House of Representatives, District 127 · 1984–1990
- Maine House of Representatives, District 41 · 1980–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Foster has run against
- John Dedam (D) · 1992 election, won
- William E. Butler (D) · 1990 election, won
- June Knight Carter (D) · 1988 election, won
- Marion A. Hineline (D) · 1986 election, won
- Donald H. Kenney (D) · 1982 election, won
- Harvey E. Devane (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive