DemocratNot in office · last served 1999Last on a ballot: Nov 1999
Sherman N. Copelin Jr.
Last held office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 (1987–1999). Ran in 5 elections between 1987 and 1999, winning 3.
Last office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99
- Last margin
- +4.8
- Lost 1999
- Elections
- 5
- 1987–1999
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Copelin 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 Copelin has run
Margin: how far Copelin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 | Runoff | Lost | Leonard Lucas Jr. (D) | 48% | −3.9 |
| 1999 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 | General | Lost | Leonard Lucas Jr. (D), Isabell W. Moore (D) | 44.6% | D+4.8 |
| 1995 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 | General | Won | Isabell W. Moore (D) | 55.9% | D+11.8 |
| 1991 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 | General | Won | Raymond Brown (I), Mikki Honore (R) | 79.3% | D+68.6 |
| 1987 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 | General | Won | June Foster Sanchez (D), George Ethel Warren (R) | 73.5% | D+53.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Copelin has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 · 1987–1999
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Copelin has run against
- Leonard Lucas Jr. (D) · 1999 runoff, lost
- Isabell W. Moore (D) · 1995 election, won
- Raymond Brown (I) · 1991 election, won
- June Foster Sanchez (D) · 1987 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive