DemocratNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Virgil C. Smith Jr.
Last held office: Michigan State Senate, District 2 (1990–2002). Ran in 9 elections between 1976 and 1998, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +84.3
- Won 1998
- Elections
- 9
- 1976–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Michigan House of Representatives, District 10Michigan State Senate, District 2
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Smith has run
Margin: how far Smith finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Michigan State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Wanda Gray (R) | 92.2% | D+84.3 |
| 1994 | Michigan State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Carolyn Smith (R) | 88.6% | D+77.2 |
| 1990 | Michigan State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Won | David Leach (R), Freddie Kennedy (I) | 89.2% | D+80.4 |
| 1984 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Won | Nora Hudson (R) | 88.7% | D+77.3 |
| 1982 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Won | John J. Felczak (R) | 86% | D+72.0 |
| 1978 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 | General | Won | Juanita Brown (R) | 89.9% | D+79.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Smith has held
- Michigan State Senate, District 2 · 1990–2002
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 10 · 1976–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Smith has run against
- Wanda Gray (R) · 1998 election, won
- Carolyn Smith (R) · 1994 election, won
- David Leach (R) · 1986 election, won
- Nora Hudson (R) · 1984 election, won
- John J. Felczak (R) · 1980 election, won
- Juanita Brown (R) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive