DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Aug 1980
Tom L. Shanahan
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 (1972–1976). Ran in 12 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +6.8
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 12
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Shanahan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 8Georgia House of Representatives, District 7
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Shanahan has run
Margin: how far Shanahan finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | Primary | Lost | Ernest Ralston (D) | 42.5% | −15.1 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | Runoff | Lost | Ernest Ralston (D) | 46.5% | −6.9 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | Primary | Lost | Ernest Ralston (D), Sam Edwards (D) | 29.9% | −15.1 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | Primary | Lost | Ernest Ralston (D) | 48.1% | −3.7 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Truett Moss (R) | 53.4% | D+6.8 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Tom Richardson (R) | 65.9% | D+31.9 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | Ed Barnwell (D) | 58.7% | +17.4 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 | Primary | Won | A. G. Brown (D), Fred McDuffie Sr. (D) | 59.5% | +30.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Shanahan has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 7 · 1972–1976
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Shanahan has run against
- Truett Moss (R) · 1972 election, won
- Tom Richardson (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive