DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Sep 1982
William J. Helms Jr.
Last held office: Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 (1974–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1982, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −0.9
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 5
- 1970–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Helms 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 31
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Helms has run
Margin: how far Helms finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 | Primary | Lost | Philip C. Jimeno (D), William J. Burkhead (D), Paula A. Long (D) | 4.4% | −12.8 |
| 1978 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 | Primary | Lost | Walter J. Shandrowsky (D), Philip C. Jimeno (D), William J. Burkhead (D) | 5.9% | −9.7 |
| 1974 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 | General | Won | Harold Louis Bachman (D), John J. Fallon (D), Elizabeth T. Slikker (R) | 21.9% | R+0.9 |
| 1974 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 | Primary | Won | Harold Louis Bachman (D), John J. Fallon (D), Walter J. Shandrowsky (D) | 13.9% | +1.4 |
| 1970 | Maryland House of Delegates, Anne Arundel 2 | General | Won | William J. Burkhead (D), John J. Fallon (D), Theodore N. Clark (R) | 17.4% | R+0.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Helms has held
- Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 · 1974–1978
- Maryland House of Delegates, District ANNEARUNDELCOUNTY 2 · 1970–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Helms has run against
- Harold Louis Bachman (D) · 1974 election, won
- William J. Burkhead (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive