Charles C. Diggs Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 2, 1922
Died: August 24, 1998
Age at death: 75
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1954–1978

Career timeline

1954Rep 1956Rep 1958Rep 1960Rep 1962Rep 1964Rep

1966Rep 1968Rep 1970Rep 1972Rep 1974Rep 1976Rep

1978Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.936,785

Opponents246,834

Elections run

Between 1954 and 1978, Charles C. Diggs Jr. ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 102,413 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 13. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1954 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 13, decided by 31,589 votes.

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How many votes has Charles C. Diggs Jr. received?

Charles C. Diggs Jr. has received 936,785 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Charles C. Diggs Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1978	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	44,77179.18%	Dovie T. Pickett
1976	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	83,38789.01%	Richard A. Golden Raymond Houle John Hawkins Melvin Brown Harold L. DeWaters
1974	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	63,24687.35%	Archie McCall Judith Hagans Percy Ray Wheeler
1972	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	97,56285.63%	Leonard T Edwards Raymond D Moon Nancy Kimer
1970	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	56,87286.15%	Phil Engel
1968	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	81,95186.42%	Eugene Beauregard
1966	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	60,66083.04%	Frank Daniels
1964	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	102,41385.81%	Bruce Watson Richard T David
1962	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	59,68871.21%	Robert B Blackwell (head-to-head)
1960	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	76,81271.37%	Robert B Blackwell (head-to-head) Cleve C Hull Peter Goonis (head-to-head) John T Wiandt Vernon Good
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	57,35472.72%	Peter White Peter Goonis (head-to-head)
1956	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	87,35369.76%	Willis F Ward
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	64,71665.82%	Dorothy Knight Karl Kurtz V Peter Goonis (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000344) and Wikidata (Q1064126). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.