RepublicanNot in office · last served 1970Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
William A. Powell Jr.
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District WETZEL (1968–1970). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 1.
Last office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District WETZEL
- Last margin
- −2.1
- Lost 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Powell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Powell has run
Margin: how far Powell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Wetzel | General | Lost | Joseph Ballouz (D) | 48.9% | D+2.1 |
| 1970 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Wetzel | General | Lost | Joseph Ballouz (D) | 43.3% | D+13.3 |
| 1968 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Wetzel | General | Won | Joseph Ballouz (D) | 50.3% | R+0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Powell has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District WETZEL · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Powell has run against
- Joseph Ballouz (D) · 1972 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive