DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1990

William H. Cox Jr.

Last held office: Maryland House of Delegates, District 34 (1982–1990). Ran in 10 elections between 1970 and 1990, winning 9.

Last office: Maryland House of Delegates, District 34

Last margin: −4.5; Lost 1990
Elections: 10; 1970–1990

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Cox was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland House of Delegates, District HARFORDCOUNTYMaryland House of Delegates, District 6Maryland House of Delegates, District 34Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Cox has run

Margin: how far Cox finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1990	Maryland House of Delegates, District 34	General	Lost	Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack (D), Mary Louise Preis (D), David R. Craig (R)	15%	R+4.5
1986	Maryland House of Delegates, District 34	General	Won	Eileen M. Rehrmann (D), Barbara Osborn Kreamer (D), Michael Vonlange (R)	22.8%	R+2.6
1986	Maryland House of Delegates, District 34	Primary	Won	Eileen M. Rehrmann (D), Barbara Osborn Kreamer (D), B. Daniel Riley (D)	19%	−6.8
1982	Maryland House of Delegates, District 34	General	Won	Barbara Osborn Kreamer (D), Eileen M. Rehrmann (D)	34%	D+0.3
1982	Maryland House of Delegates, District 34	Primary	Won	Barbara Osborn Kreamer (D), Eileen M. Rehrmann (D), George B. Adams Jr. (D)	18.8%	−1.5
1978	Maryland House of Delegates, District 6	General	Won	Catherine I. Riley (D), George B. Adams Jr. (D)	32.7%	R+1.6
1978	Maryland House of Delegates, District 6	Primary	Won	Catherine I. Riley (D), George B. Adams Jr. (D), Roland Shumate (D)	19.7%	−6.7
1974	Maryland House of Delegates, District 6	General	Won	Catherine I. Riley (D), George B. Adams Jr. (D), Jon Harlan Livezey (R)	21.5%	R+1.5
1974	Maryland House of Delegates, District 6	Primary	Won	Catherine I. Riley (D), George B. Adams Jr. (D), John S. McCollum (D)	26.6%	+1.4
1970	Maryland House of Delegates, Harford	General	Won	R. Wilson Scarff (R), William C. Greer (D), Jon Harlan Livezey (R)	14%	R+1.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Cox has held

Maryland House of Delegates, District 34 · 1982–1990
Maryland House of Delegates, District 6 · 1974–1982
Maryland House of Delegates, District HARFORDCOUNTY · 1970–1974

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Cox has run against

Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack (D) · 1990 election, lost
Eileen M. Rehrmann (D) · 1986 election, won
Barbara Osborn Kreamer (D) · 1982 election, won
Catherine I. Riley (D) · 1978 election, won
R. Wilson Scarff (R) · 1970 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive