Bart Gordon
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 24, 1949
- Current age
- 77
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1984–2008
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gordon1.6M
Opponents893,218
13
Elections run
Between 1984 and 2008, Bart Gordon ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Gordon's biggest single-election total was 194,264 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 6. Gordon's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 6, decided by 2,174 votes.
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How many votes has Bart Gordon received?
Bart Gordon has received 1,577,131 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 194,26474.42% | Chris Baker |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 129,06967.09% | David R. Davis Robert L. Garrison (head-to-head) Norman R. Saliba (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 167,44864.24% | Nick Demas J. Patrick Lyons (head-to-head) Norman R. Saliba (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 117,11965.93% | Robert L. Garrison (head-to-head) J. Patrick Lyons (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 168,86162.1% | David Charles Jim Coffer (head-to-head) |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 75,05554.61% | Walt Masey |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 123,84654.42% | Steve Gill (head-to-head) Jim Coffer (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 90,93350.6% | Steve Gill (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 120,17756.57% | Marsha Blackburn H. Scott Benson |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 60,53866.7% | Gregory Cochran Ken Brown |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 123,65276.48% | Wallace Embry |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 102,18076.82% | Fred Vail |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 103,98962.81% | Joe Simpkins |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000309) and Wikidata (Q809197). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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