RepublicanNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
William L. Saltonstall
Last held office: Massachusetts State Senate, District D21 (1974–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +48.3
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Saltonstall was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Massachusetts State Senate, District D24Massachusetts State Senate, District D21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Saltonstall has run
Margin: how far Saltonstall finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D21 | General | Won | Joseph V. Gracy (D) | 74.2% | R+48.3 |
| 1974 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D24 | General | Won | John A. Brett (D) | 70.8% | R+41.7 |
| 1968 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D24 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Saltonstall has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D21 · 1974–1978
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D24 · 1968–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Saltonstall has run against
- Joseph V. Gracy (D) · 1976 election, won
- John A. Brett (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive