RepublicanNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
William W. C. Carter Jr.
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 (1974–1982). Ran in 16 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 13.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25
- Last margin
- −1.5
- Lost 1982
- Elections
- 16
- 1968–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Carter was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Carter has run
Margin: how far Carter finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Tennessee State Senate, District 13 | General | Lost | Jim Lewis (D) | 49.3% | D+1.5 |
| 1982 | Tennessee State Senate, District 13 | Primary | Won | Denis L. Collins (R) | 69.1% | +38.1 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Won | Robert F. Maffett (D) | 57.5% | R+15.0 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | General | Won | Hugh C. Gallagher (D) | 52.5% | R+5.0 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | General | Won | L. Donald Hill (D) | 59.2% | R+18.4 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Primary | Won | Dale Engstrom (R) | 57.7% | +15.3 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Hamilton 4 | General | Lost | Bob Davis (D), Grover Davis (I), C. A. Brown (I) | 44.8% | D+2.5 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Hamilton 4 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Hamilton 4 | General | Lost | Bob Davis (D) | 48.9% | D+2.1 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Hamilton 4 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Carter has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 · 1974–1982
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 · 1972–1974
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Carter has run against
- Jim Lewis (D) · 1982 election, lost
- Robert F. Maffett (D) · 1976 election, won
- Hugh C. Gallagher (D) · 1974 election, won
- L. Donald Hill (D) · 1972 election, won
- Bob Davis (D) · 1970 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive