DemocratNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
William B. Ogara
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 29 (1996–2002). Ran in 10 elections between 1984 and 2002, winning 9.
- Last margin
- −2.6
- Lost 2002
- Elections
- 10
- 1984–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ogara was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 33Maine House of Representatives, District 28Maine State Senate, District 29
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ogara has run
Margin: how far Ogara finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Maine State Senate, District 29 | General | Lost | Carolyn M. Gilman (R) | 48.7% | R+2.6 |
| 2000 | Maine State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Adam Mack (R) | 52.8% | D+5.5 |
| 1998 | Maine State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Lyle B. Cramer (R) | 53% | D+5.9 |
| 1996 | Maine State Senate, District 29 | General | Won | Keith E. Hillock (R) | 58.6% | D+17.3 |
| 1994 | Maine House of Representatives, District 28 | General | Won | Philip C. Rondeau (R), Richard W. Eaton (L) | 60% | D+33.5 |
| 1992 | Maine House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Frank S. Cushing III (R) | 64.2% | D+28.5 |
| 1990 | Maine House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Kevin A. McGuirk (R) | 70.9% | D+41.8 |
| 1988 | Maine House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Harry E. Waning (R) | 72.4% | D+44.7 |
| 1986 | Maine House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Royden M. Cote (R) | 62.5% | D+25.0 |
| 1984 | Maine House of Representatives, District 33 | General | Won | Alexander T. Pratt Jr. (R) | 54.7% | D+9.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ogara has held
- Maine State Senate, District 29 · 1996–2002
- Maine House of Representatives, District 28 · 1994–1996
- Maine House of Representatives, District 33 · 1984–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ogara has run against
- Carolyn M. Gilman (R) · 2002 election, lost
- Adam Mack (R) · 2000 election, won
- Lyle B. Cramer (R) · 1998 election, won
- Keith E. Hillock (R) · 1996 election, won
- Philip C. Rondeau (R) · 1994 election, won
- Frank S. Cushing III (R) · 1992 election, won
- Kevin A. McGuirk (R) · 1990 election, won
- Harry E. Waning (R) · 1988 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive