DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
W. Sterling Anderson
Last held office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 (1976–1986). Ran in 6 elections between 1976 and 1986, winning 5.
Last office: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34
- Last margin
- −23.4
- Lost 1986
- Elections
- 6
- 1976–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Anderson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Anderson has run
Margin: how far Anderson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Lost | Carole C. Wells (R) | 38.3% | R+23.4 |
| 1984 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.8% | — |
| 1982 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | James C. Brown (R), Steve Kreisman (L) | 60.5% | D+29.6 |
| 1980 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1978 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | South Carolina House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Gene Cantrell (R) | 69.1% | D+38.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Anderson has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Anderson has run against
- Carole C. Wells (R) · 1986 election, lost
- James C. Brown (R) · 1982 election, won
- Gene Cantrell (R) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive