DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Ulysses Shelton
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 (1968–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181
- Last margin
- +81.6
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Shelton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Shelton has run
Margin: how far Shelton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 | General | Won | Charles W. Johnson (R) | 90.8% | D+81.6 |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 | General | Won | Clarence Thompson (R), Celia Turner (I) | 85.2% | D+72.8 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 | General | Won | Willie Mae Dyches (R) | 86.5% | D+73.1 |
| 1970 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 | General | Won | Oscar L. Jones (R), Willie Mae Dyches (CST) | 79.6% | D+60.9 |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 | General | Won | Charles H. Zeigler (R) | 89.2% | D+78.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Shelton has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Shelton has run against
- Charles W. Johnson (R) · 1976 election, won
- Clarence Thompson (R) · 1974 election, won
- Willie Mae Dyches (R) · 1972 election, won
- Oscar L. Jones (R) · 1970 election, won
- Charles H. Zeigler (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive