DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
William J. Hennessey
Last held office: Maine House of Representatives, District 89 (1974–1976). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1988, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −31.8
- Lost 1988
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hennessey was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 89
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hennessey has run
Margin: how far Hennessey finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Maine State Senate, District 24 | General | Lost | Pamela L. Cahill (R) | 34.1% | R+31.8 |
| 1978 | Maine House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Lost | Courtney E. Stover (R) | 40.4% | R+19.1 |
| 1976 | Maine House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Lost | Courtney E. Stover (R) | 47% | R+5.9 |
| 1974 | Maine House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Sherwood R. Francis (R) | 65.6% | D+31.3 |
| 1968 | Maine House of Representatives, District 85 | General | Lost | Arthur P. Curtis (R) | 48% | R+4.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hennessey has held
- Maine House of Representatives, District 89 · 1974–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hennessey has run against
- Pamela L. Cahill (R) · 1988 election, lost
- Courtney E. Stover (R) · 1978 election, lost
- Sherwood R. Francis (R) · 1974 election, won
- Arthur P. Curtis (R) · 1968 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive