RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Wallace W. Mercer
Last held office: Montana House of Representatives, District 65 (1974–1976). Ran in 2 elections between 1972 and 1974, winning 2.
- Last margin
- +6.9
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 2
- 1972–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mercer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Montana House of Representatives, District 8Montana House of Representatives, District 65
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mercer has run
Margin: how far Mercer finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Montana House of Representatives, District 65 | General | Won | Jim Hayfield (D) | 53.4% | R+6.9 |
| 1972 | Montana House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Harold E. Gerke (D), Thomas E. Towe (D), Henry S. Cox (R) | 4.2% | D+1.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mercer has held
- Montana House of Representatives, District 65 · 1974–1976
- Montana House of Representatives, District 8 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mercer has run against
- Jim Hayfield (D) · 1974 election, won
- Harold E. Gerke (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive