RepublicanNot in office · last served 2005Last on a ballot: Nov 2003
Thelma Sawyers Drake
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 (1995–2005). Ran in 6 elections between 1993 and 2003, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +31.2
- Won 2001
- Elections
- 6
- 1993–2003
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Drake 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 Drake has run
Margin: how far Drake finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2001 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 | General | Won | W. A. Stewart (D) | 65.6% | R+31.2 |
| 1999 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1997 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 | General | Won | Todd M. Fiorella (D) | 65.4% | R+30.9 |
| 1995 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 | General | Won | Howard E. Copeland (D) | 54.8% | R+9.6 |
| 1993 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 | General | Lost | Howard E. Copeland (D), Alain E. Lareau Jr. (I) | 46.9% | D+4.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Drake has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 87 · 1995–2005
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Drake has run against
- W. A. Stewart (D) · 2001 election, won
- Todd M. Fiorella (D) · 1997 election, won
- Howard E. Copeland (D) · 1995 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive