DemocratNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Terry L. Coleman
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 144 (2004–2006). Ran in 26 elections between 1972 and 2004, winning 26.
- Last margin
- +29.6
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 26
- 1972–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Coleman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 102Georgia House of Representatives, District 118Georgia House of Representatives, District 142Georgia House of Representatives, District 118Georgia House of Representatives, District 144
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Coleman has run
Margin: how far Coleman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 144 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 142 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 142 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 142 | General | Won | Claude B. Godfrey (R) | 64.8% | D+29.6 |
| 1994 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 142 | General | Won | Lonnie W. Sheffield Sr. (R) | 68.1% | D+36.2 |
| 1992 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 142 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Christian Callahan (R) | 77.6% | D+55.2 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | W. McMillan Walker (D) | 68.2% | +36.3 |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Emory H. Graham (D) | 75.6% | +51.1 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 102 | General | Won | Ben Jessup (D), W. W. Larsen Jr. (D) | 33.8% | R+0.2 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 102 | Primary | Won | W. W. Larsen Jr. (D), Ben Jessup (D), Roy J. Chappell (D) | 19.6% | −3.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Coleman has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 144 · 2004–2006
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 · 2002–2004
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 142 · 1992–2002
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 118 · 1974–1992
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 102 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Coleman has run against
- Claude B. Godfrey (R) · 1996 election, won
- Lonnie W. Sheffield Sr. (R) · 1994 election, won
- Christian Callahan (R) · 1990 election, won
- Ben Jessup (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive