DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Walter Owens
Last held office: Alabama State Senate, District 24 (1990–1994). Ran in 11 elections between 1970 and 1994, winning 8.
- Last margin
- −28.5
- Lost 1994
- Elections
- 11
- 1970–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Owens was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Alabama House of Representatives, District 23Alabama House of Representatives, District 48Alabama State Senate, District 24
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Owens has run
Margin: how far Owens finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Alabama State Senate, District 14 | General | Lost | Bill Armistead (R) | 35.7% | R+28.5 |
| 1990 | Alabama State Senate, District 24 | General | Won | Pat Owens (R) | 74% | D+48.0 |
| 1983 | Alabama State Senate, District 24 | General | Lost | Earl Goodwin (D), Martin (R) | 31.4% | R+19.1 |
| 1982 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | L. H. Lee McCormack (R), Nita Hestevold (I) | 76.3% | D+54.1 |
| 1982 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | Davis (D) | 58.1% | +16.1 |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Won | John W. Foster (D) | 54.7% | +9.5 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | Runoff | Won | Ted Hellums (D) | 51% | +2.1 |
| 1974 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 | Primary | Lost | Ted Hellums (D), William H. Kennedy (D), Elza Jason (D) | 41.8% | +9.0 |
| 1970 | Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Owens has held
- Alabama State Senate, District 24 · 1990–1994
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 48 · 1974–1986
- Alabama House of Representatives, District 23 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Owens has run against
- Bill Armistead (R) · 1994 election, lost
- Pat Owens (R) · 1990 election, won
- Earl Goodwin (D) · 1983 election, lost
- L. H. Lee McCormack (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive