RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Shelby Dean Ward
Last held office: Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 (1978–1982). Ran in 4 elections between 1978 and 1986, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −15.9
- Lost 1986
- Elections
- 4
- 1978–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ward was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ward has run
Margin: how far Ward finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 | General | Lost | G. J. Higginbotham (D) | 42% | D+15.9 |
| 1982 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Lost | John Rice (D) | 40.6% | −18.7 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | Perry Smith (D) | 54.8% | +9.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ward has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 64 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ward has run against
- G. J. Higginbotham (D) · 1986 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive