DemocratNot in office · last served 1970Last on a ballot: Aug 1986
William L. Scholes
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District DAVIDSON 10 (1968–1970). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 3.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District DAVIDSON 10
- Last margin
- −24.9
- Lost 1970
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Scholes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Scholes has run
Margin: how far Scholes finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Primary | Lost | Victor Ellis (D) | 44.1% | −11.8 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 10 | General | Lost | Earl C. Shacklett Jr. (D), Porter Freeman (I) | 36.8% | R+24.9 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 10 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Davidson 10 | Primary | Won | Oscar Tucker (D), Edward I. Kelley (D) | 61.1% | +37.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Scholes has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District DAVIDSON 10 · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Scholes has run against
- Earl C. Shacklett Jr. (D) · 1970 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive