DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Aug 1982
Walter B. Russell Jr.
Last held office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 53 (1972–1976). Ran in 7 elections between 1970 and 1982, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −6.4
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 7
- 1970–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Russell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 77Georgia House of Representatives, District 53
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Russell has run
Margin: how far Russell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 57 | Primary | Lost | William C. Mangum (D), Troy Athon (D), Dean Alford (D) | 16.6% | −10.1 |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 53 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 53 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 53 | Primary | Won | Tom Farrell (D) | 52.8% | +5.5 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 77 | General | Won | Robert H. Farrar (D), Elliott Levitas (D), Larry W. Thomason (D) | 16.4% | R+6.4 |
| 1970 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 77 | Primary | Won | Elliott Levitas (D), Robert H. Farrar (D), Larry W. Thomason (D) | 16.6% | −8.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Russell has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 53 · 1972–1976
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 77 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Russell has run against
- Robert H. Farrar (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive