Al Lawson, U.S. Representative

Al Lawson

U.S. Representative
Born
September 23, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
Florida
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2012–2022
3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lawson873,326
Opponents671,726
5
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2022, Al Lawson ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 2. Lawson's biggest single-election total was 219,463 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Florida's District 5. Lawson's closest win came in the 2016 U.S. House election in Florida's District 5, decided by 86,224 votes.

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How many votes has Al Lawson received?

Al Lawson has received 873,326 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.

Election history

Al Lawson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. HouseFloridaLost121,15340.2%Neal Dunn
2020U.S. HouseFloridaWon219,46365.13%Gary Adler
2018U.S. HouseFloridaWon180,52733.39%Virginia Fuller
2016U.S. HouseFloridaWon194,54964.23%Glo Smith
2012U.S. HouseFloridaLost157,63447.24%Steve Southerland II
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000586) and Wikidata (Q4723052). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Al Lawson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/al-lawson. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.