Dan Burton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 21, 1938
Current age: 88
Home state: Indiana
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1982–2010

Career timeline

1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep

1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep

2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Burton2.5M

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1982 and 2010, Dan Burton ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Burton's biggest single-election total was 234,705 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 5. Burton's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 6, decided by 49,446 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 5, every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 6, or all 2010 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Dan Burton received?

Dan Burton has received 2,460,718 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Dan Burton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2010	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	146,89962.14%	Tim Crawford Richard Chard Reid Jesse C. Trueblood
2008	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	234,70565.55%	Mary Etta Ruley
2006	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	133,11864.96%	Katherine Fox Carr (head-to-head) Sheri Conover Sharlow
2004	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	228,71871.84%	Katherine Fox Carr (head-to-head) Rick Hodgin
2002	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	129,44271.97%	Katherine Fox Carr (head-to-head) Christopher Adkins
2000	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	199,20770.35%	Darin Patrick Griesey Joe Hauptmann (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	135,25072.01%	Bob Kern Joe Hauptmann (head-to-head) Douglas W. Garlinger
1996	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	193,19374.92%	Carrie Jean Dillard-Trammell Frederick C. Peterson
1994	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	136,87677.03%	Natalie M. Bruner (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	186,49972.16%	Natalie M. Bruner (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	116,47063.47%	James Phlip Fadely
1988	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	192,06472.89%	George Thomas Holland
1986	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	118,36368.35%	Thomas F. McKenna Pamela J. Webe
1984	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	178,81472.73%	Howard O. Campbell Linda Dilk
1982	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	131,10064.94%	George G. Grabianowski

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001149) and Wikidata (Q977717). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dan Burton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dan-burton. 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.