Ben Erdreich

U.S. Representative
Born
December 9, 1938
Current age
87
Home state
Alabama
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1982–1992
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Erdreich758,004
Opponents452,684
6
Elections run

Between 1982 and 1992, Ben Erdreich ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Erdreich's biggest single-election total was 139,608 votes, in the 1986 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 6. Erdreich's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 6, decided by 11,303 votes.

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How many votes has Ben Erdreich received?

Ben Erdreich has received 758,004 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Ben Erdreich’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. HouseAlabamaLost126,06245%Spencer T. Bauchus III
Carla Cloum

Mark Bodenhausen
1990U.S. HouseAlabamaWon134,41292.83%David A. Alvarez
Nathaniel Ivory
1988U.S. HouseAlabamaWon138,92066.46%Charles Caddis
William Wingo
1986U.S. HouseAlabamaWon139,60872.72%L. Morgan William
Martin J. Boyers
1984U.S. HouseAlabamaWon130,97359.61%J. T. Jabo Waggoner
Steve Smith

Mark Curtis
1982U.S. HouseAlabamaWon88,02953.23%Albert Lee Smith
Charles Chuck Ewing
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000201) and Wikidata (Q816481). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.