DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1990
William F. Bowen
Last held office: Ohio State Senate, District 9 (1970–1994). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1990, winning 7.
- Last margin
- +41.6
- Won 1990
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1990
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bowen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 69Ohio State Senate, District 9
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bowen has run
Margin: how far Bowen finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ohio State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Russell Harris (R) | 70.8% | D+41.6 |
| 1986 | Ohio State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Greg W. Newberry (R) | 66% | D+32.0 |
| 1982 | Ohio State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Russell Harris (R), Greg W. Newberry (L) | 68.2% | D+38.9 |
| 1978 | Ohio State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Joseph R. Garr (I), Robert Greenberg (I) | 70.5% | D+52.4 |
| 1974 | Ohio State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Jacquelson A. Jennison (R) | 67.2% | D+34.4 |
| 1970 | Ohio State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Charles Collins (R) | 60.9% | D+21.7 |
| 1968 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 69 | General | Won | Melvin B. Fields (R) | 76.6% | D+53.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bowen has held
- Ohio State Senate, District 9 · 1970–1994
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 69 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bowen has run against
- Russell Harris (R) · 1990 election, won
- Greg W. Newberry (R) · 1986 election, won
- Joseph R. Garr (I) · 1978 election, won
- Jacquelson A. Jennison (R) · 1974 election, won
- Charles Collins (R) · 1970 election, won
- Melvin B. Fields (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive