DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
W. W. Fincher Jr.
Last held office: Georgia State Senate, District 54 (1968–1990). Ran in 22 elections between 1968 and 1988, winning 22.
- Last margin
- +5.7
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 22
- 1968–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Fincher was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Fincher has run
Margin: how far Fincher finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Rick Williams (R) | 52.8% | D+5.7 |
| 1988 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Ralph Morgan (R) | 69% | D+38.0 |
| 1986 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Rick Williams (D), Chuck Richards (D) | 51.5% | +15.8 |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | John Norris (D), R. Carter Pittman Jr. (D) | 52.3% | +26.9 |
| 1974 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | R. Carter Pittman Jr. (D) | 65% | +30.0 |
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Georgia State Senate, District 54 | Primary | Won | Ralph Clark Jr. (D) | 62% | +24.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Fincher has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 54 · 1968–1990
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fincher has run against
- Rick Williams (R) · 1988 election, won
- Ralph Morgan (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive