DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Aug 1980
W. Jones Lane
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 (1974–1980). Ran in 13 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 13.
- Last margin
- +0.3
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 13
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lane 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 44Georgia House of Representatives, District 76Georgia House of Representatives, District 81
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lane has run
Margin: how far Lane finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Marion F. Mundy (D) | 75.1% | +50.2 |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Marion F. Mundy (D) | 72.4% | +44.8 |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 76 | General | Won | Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D) | 50.2% | D+0.3 |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 76 | Primary | Won | Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D), Patrick People Jones (D) | 48.3% | +9.5 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | H. Walstein Parker (D), Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D) | 33.2% | R+0.2 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | H. Walstein Parker (D), Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D) | 33.6% | +0.2 |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D), H. Walstein Parker (D) | 33.4% | Even |
| 1968 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D), H. Walstein Parker (D), B. H. Anderson (D) | 33.6% | +10.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lane has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 81 · 1974–1980
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 76 · 1972–1974
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lane has run against
- Paul E. Nessmith Sr. (D) · 1972 election, won
- H. Walstein Parker (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive