DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Sep 1972
William R. Tarwater
Last held office: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 (1968–1972). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 3.
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1972
- Won
- 3
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Tarwater was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Tarwater has run
Margin: how far Tarwater finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 | Runoff | Lost | Robert Wilson (D) | 28.1% | −43.7 |
| 1972 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Lost | Robert Wilson (D), Malcolm H. Branch (D) | 37.5% | +5.0 |
| 1970 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 | Primary | Won | Melvin R. Singletery (D) | 61.4% | +22.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Tarwater has held
- Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 50 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive