RepublicanNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
W. Townsend Anderson
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 (1988–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1974 and 1992, winning 6.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20
- Last margin
- +30.5
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 7
- 1974–1992
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.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Won | Charles Amos (D) | 65.2% | R+30.5 |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | General | Won | Roy S. Merritt (D) | 71.4% | R+42.8 |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | Primary | Won | Arthur M. Swann (R) | 52.8% | +5.5 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 | Primary | Lost | Clifford Henry (R), Jas M. Kyker (R) | 30.1% | −6.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Anderson has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 · 1988–1994
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 20 · 1982–1984
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Anderson has run against
- Charles Amos (D) · 1990 election, won
- Roy S. Merritt (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive