Cardiss Collins
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 24, 1931
- Died
- February 3, 2013
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1972–1994
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Collins1.8M
Opponents236,114
12
Elections run
Between 1972 and 1994, Cardiss Collins ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Collins's biggest single-election total was 663,962 votes, in the 1974 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 7. Collins's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 7, decided by 54,443 votes.
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How many votes has Cardiss Collins received?
Cardiss Collins has received 1,843,843 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 93,45779.56% | Charles Chuck Mobley |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 182,81181.15% | Norman G. Boccio Rose-Marie Love Geri Knoll McLauchlan |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 80,02179.93% | Michael Dooley |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 135,331100% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 90,76180.2% | Caroline K. Kallas Jerald Wilson |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 135,49378.36% | James L. Bevel |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 133,97886.45% | Dansby Dan Cheeks |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 80,05685.08% | Ruth R. Hooper |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 64,71686.3% | James C. Holt |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 88,23984.77% | Newell Ward |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 663,96298.69% | Charles J Metzger |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 95,01882.78% | Thomas J Lento |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000634) and Wikidata (Q3511738). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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