DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
W. R. Lowe Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 (1978–1982). Ran in 12 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 12.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63
- Last margin
- +23.2
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 12
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lowe was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 19Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lowe has run
Margin: how far Lowe finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | John W. Childress (R) | 61.6% | D+23.2 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | Primary | Won | James Strong Hereford Jr. (D) | 52.7% | +5.3 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | John C. Bomar (D), Helen J. Adams (I) | 43.2% | R+3.2 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 19 | Primary | Won | John C. Bomar (D), Shields Templeton (D), Gilbert A. Foster (D) | 36.4% | −1.1 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Thornton Thornton (D) | 48.6% | R+2.9 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 19 | Primary | Won | Thornton Taylor (D), Charles Marsh Woodruff Jr. (D) | 44.7% | +6.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lowe has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 · 1978–1982
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 63 · 1972–1976
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 19 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lowe has run against
- John W. Childress (R) · 1980 election, won
- John C. Bomar (D) · 1970 election, won
- Thornton Thornton (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive