DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Jun 1980
William T. Brotherton Jr.
Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 8 (1968–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −5.0
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Brotherton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia State Senate, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Brotherton has run
Margin: how far Brotherton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Lost | Mario J. Palumbo (D), Robert Wise (D), Charles C. Quigley (D) | 25.4% | −8.3 |
| 1976 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Mario J. Palumbo (D), George Spruce (R) | 37% | R+5.0 |
| 1976 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Won | Mario J. Palumbo (D), Marvin Horan (D), Harry Zinn (D) | 41.3% | −0.4 |
| 1972 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Mario J. Palumbo (D), Harlan Wilson Jr. (R), Al J. Carey (R) | 28.3% | D+0.3 |
| 1968 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Mario J. Palumbo (D), Robert E. Douglas (R), John T. Chambers (R) | 25.3% | R+0.8 |
| 1968 | West Virginia State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Won | Mario J. Palumbo (D), George K. W. Woo (D), C. E. Gillespie (D) | 29.8% | +4.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Brotherton has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 8 · 1968–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Brotherton has run against
- Mario J. Palumbo (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive