DemocratNot in office · last served 2016Last on a ballot: Nov 2020
William R. Laird IV
Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 10 (2012–2016). Ran in 5 elections between 1996 and 2020, winning 4.
- Last margin
- −17.2
- Lost 2020
- Elections
- 5
- 1996–2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Laird was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29West Virginia State Senate, District 11West Virginia State Senate, District 10
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Laird has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Laird won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | West Virginia State Senate, District 10 | General | Lost | Jack Woodrum (R) | 41.4% | R+17.2 | R+43.6 | |
| 2012 | West Virginia State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2008 | West Virginia State Senate, District 11 | General | Won | Aubry Wilson (R), Andy Waddell (MTN) | 59.6% | D+26.6 | — | |
| 1998 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 | General | Won | Tom Louisos (D), John Pino (D) | 35.7% | D+3.2 | — | |
| 1996 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 | General | Won | Tom Louisos (D), John Pino (D), Larry Michael Rogers (R) | 28.3% | D+2.5 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Laird has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 10 · 2012–2016
- West Virginia State Senate, District 11 · 2008–2012
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 · 1996–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Laird has run against
- Jack Woodrum (R) · 2020 election, lost
- Aubry Wilson (R) · 2008 election, won
- Tom Louisos (D) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive