DemocratNot in office · last served 2010Last on a ballot: Nov 2006
Thurman Adams Jr.
Last held office: Delaware State Senate, District 19 (1972–2010). Ran in 11 elections between 1972 and 2006, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +56.6
- Won 2006
- Elections
- 11
- 1972–2006
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Adams 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 Adams has run
Margin: how far Adams finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Matthew A. Opaliski (I) | 78.3% | D+56.6 |
| 2002 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Esthelda R. Parke Selby (R) | 63.6% | D+27.3 |
| 2000 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Michael P. Zeglen (R) | 66.3% | D+32.6 |
| 1992 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Gene M. Smith Sr. (R) | 67.5% | D+35.0 |
| 1986 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Gene M. Smith Sr. (R) | 71.3% | D+42.6 |
| 1982 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Donald Donovan Jr. (I) | 95% | D+89.9 |
| 1978 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Herman S. McNatt (R) | 64.1% | D+28.2 |
| 1974 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | Stephen R. Welch (R) | 66.7% | D+33.4 |
| 1972 | Delaware State Senate, District 19 | General | Won | James Pepper (R) | 62.6% | D+25.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Adams has held
- Delaware State Senate, District 19 · 1972–2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Adams has run against
- Matthew A. Opaliski (I) · 2006 election, won
- Esthelda R. Parke Selby (R) · 2002 election, won
- Michael P. Zeglen (R) · 1996 election, won
- Gene M. Smith Sr. (R) · 1990 election, won
- Donald Donovan Jr. (I) · 1982 election, won
- Herman S. McNatt (R) · 1978 election, won
- Stephen R. Welch (R) · 1974 election, won
- James Pepper (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive