DemocratNot in office · last served 1997Last on a ballot: Nov 1997
Shirley F. Cooper
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 (1982–1997). Ran in 9 elections between 1982 and 1997, winning 8.
- Last margin
- −1.7
- Lost 1997
- Elections
- 9
- 1982–1997
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cooper 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 Cooper has run
Margin: how far Cooper finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Lost | Joann S. Davis (R), R. A. Russell II (I) | 47.1% | R+1.7 |
| 1995 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | R. S. Worley (R) | 57.8% | D+15.7 |
| 1993 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | J. W. Funk (R) | 66.4% | D+32.8 |
| 1991 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | C. S. Barbour (R) | 54.4% | D+8.9 |
| 1989 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | Michael M. Maguire (R) | 50.1% | D+0.2 |
| 1987 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | Michael M. Maguire (I) | 62.6% | D+25.2 |
| 1985 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | Cynthia C. Bates (R) | 54.6% | D+9.3 |
| 1983 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | James B. Freeman (R) | 60.6% | D+21.2 |
| 1982 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 | General | Won | Charles H. Macduff III (R) | 51.2% | D+2.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cooper has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 96 · 1982–1997
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cooper has run against
- Joann S. Davis (R) · 1997 election, lost
- R. S. Worley (R) · 1995 election, won
- J. W. Funk (R) · 1993 election, won
- C. S. Barbour (R) · 1991 election, won
- Michael M. Maguire (R) · 1989 election, won
- Cynthia C. Bates (R) · 1985 election, won
- James B. Freeman (R) · 1983 election, won
- Charles H. Macduff III (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive