Bob Riley
★ Governor
- Born
- October 3, 1944
- Current age
- 81
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1996–2006
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5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Riley1.7M
Opponents1.4M
5
Elections run
Between 1996 and 2006, Bob Riley ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 5. Riley's biggest single-election total was 718,327 votes, in the 2006 governor election in Alabama. Riley's closest win came in the 2002 governor election in Alabama, decided by 3,120 votes.
Browse every governor election in Alabama, every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 3, or all 2006 governor races.
How many votes has Bob Riley received?
Bob Riley has received 1,737,953 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GovernorAlabama | Won | 718,32757.45% | Lucy Baxley |
| 2002 | GovernorAlabama | Won | 672,22549.17% | Don Siegelman |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 147,31786.9% | John Sophocleus |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 101,73158.06% | Joe Turnham |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 98,35350.43% | T. D. Little Lucy Lawrence Ralph R.E. Stokes |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000258) and Wikidata (Q438010). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bob Riley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bob-riley. Accessed [date].