DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
William A. Richardson Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee State Senate, District 23 (1982–1990). Ran in 18 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 18.
- Last margin
- +1.1
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 18
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Richardson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 23Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64Tennessee State Senate, District 23
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Richardson has run
Margin: how far Richardson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tennessee State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Robert L. Holloway Jr. (R) | 50.5% | D+1.1 |
| 1986 | Tennessee State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Kenneth N. Springer (D) | 60.4% | +20.8 |
| 1982 | Tennessee State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee State Senate, District 23 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | Tim Hughes (R) | 72.3% | D+44.6 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | Alice Algood (R) | 74.3% | D+48.5 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | J. B. Napier (D) | 58.1% | +16.2 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | W. J. Webster (D) | 54.8% | D+9.5 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | General | Won | J. Dawson Frierson (R) | 60.2% | D+20.5 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Cletus W. Williams (D), Clifton B. Marlin (R) | 27.9% | R+17.5 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Won | Cletus W. Williams (D), Marshall Ledbetter Sr. (D) | 19.4% | −26.5 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Edward C. Blank (D), Clifton B. Marlin (R) | 29% | R+8.1 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Won | Edward C. Blank (D) | 42.8% | −14.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Richardson has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 23 · 1982–1990
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 64 · 1972–1982
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 23 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Richardson has run against
- Robert L. Holloway Jr. (R) · 1986 election, won
- Tim Hughes (R) · 1980 election, won
- Alice Algood (R) · 1976 election, won
- W. J. Webster (D) · 1974 election, won
- J. Dawson Frierson (R) · 1972 election, won
- Cletus W. Williams (D) · 1970 election, won
- Edward C. Blank (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive