RepublicanNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Walter E. Penry Jr.
Walter E. Penry Jr. ran in 10 elections between 1978 and 1998, winning 9. Served in the Alabama House of Representatives (District 94).
- Elections
- 10
- 1978–1998
- Won
- 9
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Penry 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 Penry has run
Margin: how far Penry finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Verlee Young (D) | 60.7% | R+21.3 |
| 1986 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Mason McGowin (R) | 50.7% | R+1.5 |
| 1983 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | John M. Beasley (R) | 51.5% | R+3.0 |
| 1982 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | Primary | Won | Daniel L. Kinsey (D) | 54.9% | +9.8 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Won | J. R. Kilgore (R) | 54% | R+8.0 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | Runoff | Won | Richard E. Holk (D) | 53.4% | +6.7 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 | Primary | Lost | Richard E. Holk (D), Jack Taylor Jr. (D), Layton Overstreet (D) | 29.8% | −0.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Penry has held
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 94 · 1979–2002
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Penry has run against
- Verlee Young (D) · 1990 election, won
- Mason McGowin (R) · 1986 election, won
- John M. Beasley (R) · 1983 election, won
- J. R. Kilgore (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)