DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1984

Smith Gilley

Smith Gilley ran in 12 elections between 1974 and 1984, winning 9. Served in the Texas House of Representatives (District 10 and District 3).

Career

Offices held, and every time Gilley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Gilley finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1984	Texas House of Representatives, District 3	General	Won	S. Rothacker (R)	52.2%	D+4.4
1982	Texas House of Representatives, District 3	General	Won	Larry N. Leatherwood (R)	65.6%	D+31.3
1982	Texas House of Representatives, District 3	Primary	Lost	David London (D)	59.4%	+18.7
1980	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	General	Won	Jack Whilden (R)	69.3%	D+38.6
1980	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	Runoff	Won	Lowell Cable (D)	50.8%	+1.7
1980	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	Primary	Lost	Lowell Cable (D), Louis P. Marshall (D)	46.6%	+0.6
1978	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	General	Won	Pat Williams (R)	67%	D+34.1
1976	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1976	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	Primary	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1974	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	General	Won	Unopposed	99.8%	—
1974	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	Runoff	Won	J. L. Green Jr. (D)	60.6%	+21.3
1974	Texas House of Representatives, District 10	Primary	Lost	J. L. Green Jr. (D), Jay Brim (D), Robert Mansker (D)	37%	+8.4