DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Willard Woody Thompson Jr.
Last held office: Kansas House of Representatives, District 85 (1978–1980). Ran in 3 elections between 1972 and 1978, winning 1.
- Last margin
- +3.9
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 3
- 1972–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Thompson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kansas House of Representatives, District 85
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Thompson has run
Margin: how far Thompson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 85 | General | Won | Don K. Smith (R) | 51.9% | D+3.9 |
| 1974 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 85 | General | Lost | Lynn W. Whiteside (R) | 47.4% | R+5.2 |
| 1972 | Kansas State Senate, District 31 | General | Lost | Wes Sowers (R) | 38.3% | R+23.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Thompson has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 85 · 1978–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thompson has run against
- Don K. Smith (R) · 1978 election, won
- Lynn W. Whiteside (R) · 1974 election, lost
- Wes Sowers (R) · 1972 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive