Charles E. Bennett

U.S. Representative
Born
December 2, 1910
Died
September 6, 2003
Age at death
92
Home state
Florida
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948–1990
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bennett830,632
Opponents189,608
16
Elections run

Between 1948 and 1990, Charles E. Bennett ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Bennett's biggest single-election total was 104,672 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Florida's District 3. Bennett's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in Florida's District 2, decided by 50,302 votes.

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How many votes has Charles E. Bennett received?

Charles E. Bennett has received 830,632 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.

Election history

Charles E. Bennett’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. HouseFloridaWon84,28072.65%Rod Sullivan
1988U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1986U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1984U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1982U.S. HouseFloridaWon73,80284.08%George Grimsley
1980U.S. HouseFloridaWon104,67277.03%Harry Radcliffe
1978U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1976U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1974U.S. HouseFloridaWon
1972U.S. HouseFloridaWon101,44182.03%C D Bowen
1968U.S. HouseFloridaWon103,54078.9%Bill Parsons
1966U.S. HouseFloridaWon72,03899.9%
1964U.S. HouseFloridaWon99,19172.68%William T Stockton
1962U.S. HouseFloridaWon41,37899.74%
1960U.S. HouseFloridaWon94,57082.48%J Edward Musser
1948U.S. HouseFloridaWon55,71591.14%Camille Geneau
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000371) and Wikidata (Q1064244). 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.