DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: May 1988

Thomas W. Mathis

Thomas W. Mathis ran in 10 elections between 1972 and 1988, winning 8. Served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (HD-LOGAN and District 16).

Career

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

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1988	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	Primary	Lost	Robert L. McCormick (D), Sammie Dalton (D), Joe C. Ferrell (D)	9%	−3.2
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	Primary	Lost	Charles Gilliam (D), Joe C. Ferrell (D), Robert L. McCormick (D)	8.3%	−5.1
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	General	Won	Charles Gilliam (D), Sammie Dalton (D), Robert L. McCormick (D)	19.2%	R+0.2
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	Primary	Won	Robert L. McCormick (D), Sammie Dalton (D), Charles Gilliam (D)	8.2%	−3.5
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	General	Won	Sammie Dalton (D), Earl Ray Tomblin (D), Charles Gilliam (D)	21.1%	Even
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	Primary	Won	Earl Ray Tomblin (D), Charles Gilliam (D), Sammie Dalton (D)	16.1%	−2.6
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	General	Won	Earl Ray Tomblin (D), Charles Gilliam (D), Sammie Dalton (D)	25.2%	Even
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	General	Won	Earl Ray Tomblin (D), Sammie Dalton (D), Charles Gilliam (D)	25.2%	D+0.2
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16	Primary	Won	Earl Ray Tomblin (D), Charles Gilliam (D), Ervin S. Queen (D)	13.7%	−4.1
1972	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-LOGAN	General	Won	Ervin S. Queen (D), Charles Gilliam (D), R. C. Sheets (R)	24.1%	D+0.6