Charles F. Dougherty

U.S. Representative
Born
June 26, 1937
Current age
89
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1978–2000
2-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dougherty523,937
Opponents592,889
6
Elections run

Between 1978 and 2000, Charles F. Dougherty ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 4. Dougherty's biggest single-election total was 127,475 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4. Dougherty's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4, decided by 22,890 votes.

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How many votes has Charles F. Dougherty received?

Charles F. Dougherty has received 523,937 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–4.

Election history

Charles F. Dougherty’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost59,34331.25%Robert A. Borski Jr. (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost45,39040.65%Robert A. Borski Jr. (head-to-head)
1992U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost86,78739.1%Robert A. Borski Jr. (head-to-head)
John J. Hughes
1982U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost94,49748.72%Robert A. Borski Jr. (head-to-head)
Carolyn Berger

Mike Finley

Bruce Bishkin
1980U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon127,47563.3%Thomas J. Magrann
1978U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon110,44555.78%Joshua Eilberg
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000446) and Wikidata (Q5077514). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles F. Dougherty: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-f-dougherty. Accessed [date].

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.