DemocratNot in office · last served 1999Last on a ballot: Nov 1997
W. Tayloe Murphy Jr.
Last held office: Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 (1982–1999). Ran in 12 elections between 1977 and 1997, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +14.0
- Won 1995
- Elections
- 12
- 1977–1997
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Murphy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Virginia House of Delegates, District 43Virginia House of Delegates, District 99
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Murphy has run
Margin: how far Murphy finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1995 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | H. L. Hull (R) | 57% | D+14.0 |
| 1993 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Sidney M. Peterson (R) | 61% | D+22.0 |
| 1991 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Edwin B. Garland (I) | 76.2% | D+52.4 |
| 1989 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1985 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1985 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | Primary | Won | F. G. Jensen (D) | 96.3% | +92.6 |
| 1983 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1981 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 43 | General | Won | Lawrence M. Traylor (R) | 64% | D+27.9 |
| 1977 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 | General | Lost | Calvin G. Sanford (R) | 46.2% | R+7.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Murphy has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 99 · 1982–1999
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 43 · 1981–1983
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Murphy has run against
- H. L. Hull (R) · 1995 election, won
- Sidney M. Peterson (R) · 1993 election, won
- Edwin B. Garland (I) · 1991 election, won
- Lawrence M. Traylor (R) · 1981 election, won
- Calvin G. Sanford (R) · 1977 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive