DemocratNot in office · last served 1996Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
William P. Purcell III
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 (1986–1996). Ran in 7 elections between 1986 and 1994, winning 7.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52
- Last margin
- +47.4
- Won 1994
- Elections
- 7
- 1986–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Purcell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Purcell has run
Margin: how far Purcell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Ronald P. Coles (R) | 73.7% | D+47.4 |
| 1992 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Ronald P. Coles (R) | 78.5% | D+57.1 |
| 1990 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Ronald P. Coles (R) | 76.7% | D+53.5 |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Ronald P. Coles (I) | 91.7% | D+83.5 |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | General | Won | Ronald P. Coles (I) | 89.5% | D+79.0 |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 | Primary | Won | Carol Solomon (D), Luther E. Best (D) | 50.8% | +4.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Purcell has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 · 1986–1996
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Purcell has run against
- Ronald P. Coles (R) · 1994 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive