RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Walter H. Mengden Jr.
Last held office: Texas State Senate, District 13 (1972–1984). Ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +39.4
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 8
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mengden was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Texas House of Representatives, District 22Texas State Senate, District 13
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mengden has run
Margin: how far Mengden finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Texas State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Texas State Senate, District 13 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Texas State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Phillip Lord (D) | 69.7% | R+39.4 |
| 1976 | Texas State Senate, District 13 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Texas State Senate, District 13 | General | Won | Lee McLemore (D) | 63.9% | R+27.8 |
| 1972 | Texas State Senate, District 13 | Primary | Won | Bob Jones (R), Will Lee (R), McCoy (R) | 54.8% | +34.1 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Jim Earthman (R), William J. Blythe Jr. (R), Edmund E. Jones (R) | 8.1% | D+0.7 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Lost | W. R. Archer (R), Jim Earthman (R), Edmund E. Jones (R) | 7.2% | D+1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mengden has held
- Texas State Senate, District 13 · 1972–1984
- Texas House of Representatives, District 22 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mengden has run against
- Phillip Lord (D) · 1976 election, won
- Lee McLemore (D) · 1972 election, won
- Jim Earthman (R) · 1970 election, won
- W. R. Archer (R) · 1968 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive