Bob Franks
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 21, 1951
- Died
- April 9, 2010
- Age at death
- 58
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1992–2000
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Franks1.9M
Opponents2.0M
5
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2000, Bob Franks ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Franks's biggest single-election total was 1,420,267 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey. Franks's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 7, decided by 11,975 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in New Jersey, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 7, or all 2000 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Bob Franks received?
Bob Franks has received 1,857,827 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. SenateNew Jersey | Lost | 1,420,26747.1% | Jon S. Corzine Bruce Afran Pat Dinizio Emerson Ellett Dennis A. Breen J. M. Carter Jr. Lorraine Laneve Gregory Pason Nancy Rosenstock George Gostigian |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 77,75152.52% | Maryanne S. Connelly Richard C. Martin Darren Young |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 128,82155.39% | Larry Lerner Dorothy DeLaura Nicholas W. Gentile Robert G. Robertson |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 98,81459.58% | Karen Carroll James J. Cleary Claire Greene |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 132,17453.28% | Leonard R. Sendelsky Eugene J. Gillespie Jr. Bill Campbell Spencer Layman John L. Kucek Kevin Michael Criss |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000349) and Wikidata (Q887929). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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