DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Sherwood Guernsey
Last held office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 8 (1983–1990). Ran in 5 elections between 1983 and 1990, winning 4.
Last office: Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 8
- Last margin
- −4.4
- Lost 1990
- Elections
- 5
- 1983–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Guernsey 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 Guernsey has run
Margin: how far Guernsey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Massachusetts State Senate, Berkshire–Franklin–Hampden–Hampshire | General | Lost | Jane Marie Swift (R) | 47.8% | R+4.4 |
| 1988 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | John C. Drew (R) | 78.6% | D+57.2 |
| 1986 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Kathryn C. Manuel (R) | 71.6% | D+43.2 |
| 1984 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 8 | Special | Won | David K. Chivers (R) | 56.6% | D+13.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Guernsey has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Guernsey has run against
- Jane Marie Swift (R) · 1990 election, lost
- John C. Drew (R) · 1988 election, won
- Kathryn C. Manuel (R) · 1986 election, won
- David K. Chivers (R) · 1983 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive