DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Sylvania W. Woods Jr.
Last held office: Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 (1982–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1978 and 1990, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +0.7
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 7
- 1978–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Woods was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland House of Delegates, District 25Maryland House of Delegates, District 24
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Woods has run
Margin: how far Woods finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 | General | Won | Joanne Benson (D), Nathaniel Exum (D), Edward J. Turner (R) | 31.6% | D+0.7 |
| 1986 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 | General | Won | Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D), Nathaniel Exum (D) | 33.5% | Even |
| 1986 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 | Primary | Won | Nathaniel Exum (D), Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D), Nathania A. Miles (D) | 21.2% | +0.4 |
| 1982 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 | General | Won | Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D), Nathaniel Exum (D) | 33.3% | R+0.5 |
| 1982 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 | Primary | Won | Nathaniel Exum (D), Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D), Fred Price Jr. (D) | 23.2% | −4.6 |
| 1978 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 25 | General | Won | Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D), Nathaniel Exum (D), Lawrence L. Brooks (R) | 28.9% | R+2.7 |
| 1978 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 25 | Primary | Won | Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D), Nathaniel Exum (D), Evelyn D. Arrington (D) | 17.7% | −7.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Woods has held
- Maryland House of Delegates, District 24 · 1982–1994
- Maryland House of Delegates, District 25 · 1978–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Woods has run against
- Joanne Benson (D) · 1990 election, won
- Francis J. Santangelo Sr. (D) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive