DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
S. Thomas Burnett
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 (1972–1990). Ran in 20 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 20.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41
- Last margin
- +18.0
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 20
- 1970–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Burnett was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 11Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Burnett has run
Margin: how far Burnett finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Nesby Lee Pemberton (R) | 59% | D+18.0 |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Andrew Nathan Hall (D), E. Eugene Gant (D) | 68.6% | +50.2 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Richard Marion Mitchell (D) | 61.7% | +23.4 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | John Hubert Little (R) | 66.1% | D+32.1 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Fred White (D) | 82.2% | +64.3 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | General | Won | A. B. Norman (R) | 65.6% | D+31.3 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 11 | General | Won | E. T. Freels (R) | 68.2% | D+36.3 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 11 | Primary | Won | Fred White (D) | 55.2% | +10.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Burnett has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 · 1972–1990
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 11 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Burnett has run against
- Nesby Lee Pemberton (R) · 1984 election, won
- John Hubert Little (R) · 1978 election, won
- A. B. Norman (R) · 1972 election, won
- E. T. Freels (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive