William D. Roach, Sr.

Offices

Indiana House
District 49
In office
Nov 6, 1974 to Nov 5, 1980

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
6 years, 1 day
Indiana House
District 49
In office
Jan 31, 1981 to Nov 3, 1982

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Appointed by Caucus
Left: Redistricting
District 45
In office
Nov 3, 1982 to Nov 5, 1986

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
5 years, 9 months, 5 days
William D. Roach, Sr. spent 11 years, 9 months, 6 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1970–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1970
57.08%
John T. Myers (i)*, Republican, 97,152 votes
42.92%
William D. Roach, Sr., Democratic, 73,042 votes
Out of 170,194 votes casts, the margin of victory was 24,110 (14.16%)
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In the 1 races for which we have results, William D. Roach, Sr. had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.