DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
William J. Gordy
Last held office: Delaware House of Representatives, District 40 (1972–1980). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1978, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +45.8
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gordy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Delaware House of Representatives, District 37Delaware House of Representatives, District 40
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gordy has run
Margin: how far Gordy finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | William Jack Northam (R) | 72.9% | D+45.8 |
| 1976 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Dennis Norman Oneal (R) | 58.2% | D+16.5 |
| 1974 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 40 | General | Won | William Jack Northam (R) | 66% | D+32.0 |
| 1970 | Delaware House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Lee Littleton (R), Whaley Jacob Jones (I) | 53.1% | D+8.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gordy has held
- Delaware House of Representatives, District 40 · 1972–1980
- Delaware House of Representatives, District 37 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gordy has run against
- William Jack Northam (R) · 1978 election, won
- Dennis Norman Oneal (R) · 1976 election, won
- Lee Littleton (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive