RepublicanNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
Walter W. Hichens
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 3 (1990–1992). Ran in 10 elections between 1968 and 1990, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +3.5
- Won 1984
- Elections
- 10
- 1968–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hichens was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 109Maine State Senate, District 1Maine State Senate, District 35Maine House of Representatives, District 3
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hichens has run
Margin: how far Hichens finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Maine House of Representatives, District 3 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Maine State Senate, District 35 | General | Won | Stephen C. Estes (D) | 51.7% | R+3.5 |
| 1982 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Stephen C. Estes (D) | 52.3% | R+4.5 |
| 1980 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Phillip H. Dunning (D) | 66.4% | R+32.8 |
| 1978 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.7% | — |
| 1976 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Roland A. Cole (D) | 58.8% | R+17.7 |
| 1974 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Barry L. Valentine (D) | 55.6% | R+11.1 |
| 1972 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Joseph W. Hoyt Jr. (D) | 64.4% | R+28.9 |
| 1970 | Maine State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | Joseph W. Hoyt Jr. (D) | 59.6% | R+19.3 |
| 1968 | Maine House of Representatives, District 109 | General | Won | Walter E. Barrett (D) | 55.6% | R+11.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hichens has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 3 · 1990–1992
- Maine State Senate, District 35 · 1984–1986
- Maine State Senate, District 1 · 1970–1984
- Maine House of Representatives, District 109 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hichens has run against
- Stephen C. Estes (D) · 1984 election, won
- Phillip H. Dunning (D) · 1980 election, won
- Roland A. Cole (D) · 1976 election, won
- Barry L. Valentine (D) · 1974 election, won
- Joseph W. Hoyt Jr. (D) · 1972 election, won
- Walter E. Barrett (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive