Dale E. Kildee

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 16, 1929
Died: October 13, 2021
Age at death: 92
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1976–2010

Career timeline

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18-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Kildee2.5M

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1976 and 2010, Dale E. Kildee ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning all 18. Kildee's biggest single-election total was 221,841 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 5. Kildee's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 9, decided by 7,948 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 5, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 9, or every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 7.

How many votes has Dale E. Kildee received?

Dale E. Kildee has received 2,486,633 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–0.

Election history

Dale E. Kildee’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2010	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	107,28653.04%	John Kupiec J. Matthew de Heus Michael J. Moon
2008	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	221,84170.36%	Matt Sawicki Leonard Schwartz Ken Mathenia (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	176,17172.89%	Eric J. Klammer Ken Mathenia (head-to-head) Steve Samoranski II
2004	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	208,16367.17%	Myrah Kirkwood Harley G. Mikkelson (head-to-head) Clint Foster (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	158,70991.56%	Clint Foster (head-to-head) Harley G. Mikkelson (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	158,18461.09%	Grant Garrett Laurie M. Martin Terry R. Haines Alaya Bouch__©
1998	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	105,45755.94%	Tom McMillin Malcolm Johnson (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	136,85659.19%	Patrick M. Nowak Malcolm Johnson (head-to-head) Terrence Daryl Shulman
1994	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	97,09651.22%	Megan O'Neill (head-to-head) Karen Blasdell
1992	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	133,95653.68%	Megan O'Neill (head-to-head) Key Halverson Jerome S. White
1990	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	90,30768.38%	David J. Morrill
1988	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	150,83275.76%	Jeff Coad Gary Walkowicz
1986	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	101,22579.6%	Trudie Callihan Gene Schenk
1984	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	145,07093.14%	Samuel Johnson Jr.
1982	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	118,53875.38%	George R. Darrah Dennis L. Berry (head-to-head) David Freund
1980	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	147,28092.74%	Dennis L. Berry (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	105,40276.63%	Gale M. Cronk Jimmy L. Sabin (head-to-head)
1976	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	124,26069.97%	Robin Widgery Jimmy L. Sabin (head-to-head) Max Dean Benjamin G. Hoffman

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000172) and Wikidata (Q971199). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dale E. Kildee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dale-e-kildee. 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.