Carl D. Perkins
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 15, 1912
- Died
- August 3, 1984
- Age at death
- 71
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1948–1982
18-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Perkins1.3M
Opponents638,612
18
Elections run
Between 1948 and 1982, Carl D. Perkins ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning all 18. Perkins's biggest single-election total was 117,665 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 7. Perkins's closest win came in the 1956 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 7, decided by 7,114 votes.
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How many votes has Carl D. Perkins received?
Carl D. Perkins has received 1,287,322 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 82,46379.37% | Tom Hamby |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 117,665100% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 51,55976.47% | Granville Thomas (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 110,45073.23% | Granville Thomas (head-to-head) |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 71,22175.6% | George M Thomas |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 94,84061.94% | Robert Holcomb |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 50,67275.27% | Herbert E Myers |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 82,59461.96% | James D Nickell |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 65,52268.92% | M J See |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 100,92969.68% | Walter Clay Vanhoose |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 70,19556.75% | C Alex Parker Jr. Rex Henrickson |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 82,74656.12% | Bert Rowland |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 56,75665.8% | E L Raybourn |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 77,56452.36% | Scott Craft Florence Mrs Montague |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 44,35360.37% | W H Clark (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 53,23858.17% | W H Clark (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 34,76756.11% | John B Thompson |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 39,78860.47% | W Howes Meade |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000230) and Wikidata (Q1037428). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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