DemocratNot in office · last served 1987Last on a ballot: Oct 1983
William L. McLeod Jr.
Last held office: Louisiana State Senate, District 27 (1975–1987). Ran in 9 elections between 1967 and 1983, winning 8.
- Last margin
- +28.9
- Won 1983
- Elections
- 9
- 1967–1983
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McLeod was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Louisiana House of Representatives, District 18Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34Louisiana State Senate, District 27
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McLeod has run
Margin: how far McLeod finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Louisiana State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Roger Miller (D), Will Belton (D) | 54.1% | D+28.9 |
| 1979 | Louisiana State Senate, District 27 | General | Won | Bill Bertrand (D) | 68.6% | D+37.2 |
| 1975 | Louisiana State Senate, District 27 | Runoff | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Louisiana State Senate, District 27 | General | Lost | Vivienne M. Francis (D), Clovis Bailey (D) | 50.3% | D+23.4 |
| 1972 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34 | Runoff | Won | Allen Joe Mitchell (D) | 67.8% | +35.7 |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34 | Primary | Won | Allen Joe Mitchell (D), L. F. Reeves (D), Bill Goetzman (D) | 44.4% | +23.3 |
| 1968 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Robert Jones (D), Harry Hollins (D), Conway Lebleu (D) | 19.3% | R+0.2 |
| 1967 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 18 | Primary | Won | Harry Hollins (D), Robert Jones (D), Conway Lebleu (D) | 11.1% | −1.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McLeod has held
- Louisiana State Senate, District 27 · 1975–1987
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34 · 1972–1976
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 18 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McLeod has run against
- Roger Miller (D) · 1983 election, won
- Bill Bertrand (D) · 1979 election, won
- Vivienne M. Francis (D) · 1975 election, lost
- Robert Jones (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive