Bill Nichols
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 16, 1918
- Died
- December 13, 1988
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1966–1988
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Nichols1.1M
Opponents152,603
12
Elections run
Between 1966 and 1988, Bill Nichols ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Nichols's biggest single-election total was 120,357 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 3. Nichols's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 4, decided by 16,113 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 3, every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 4, or all 1988 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Bill Nichols received?
Bill Nichols has received 1,133,915 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 117,51496.08% | Jerome Shockley |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 115,12780.57% | White Guerin |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 120,35796.21% | Mark Thornton |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 100,86496.26% | Richard David Landers Jr. |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 107,65498.57% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 74,895100% | — |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 106,93598.97% | Ogburn Gardner |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 63,58295.88% | Jodie Connell (head-to-head) Robert Kerr (head-to-head) |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 100,04575.57% | Robert Kerr (head-to-head) William B Ford Jodie Connell (head-to-head) |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 77,70183.71% | Glenn Andrews (head-to-head) Wilpha Harrel |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 94,72681.38% | Robert Kerr (head-to-head) T Clemons |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 54,51558.67% | Glenn Andrews (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000095) and Wikidata (Q862339). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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