Daniel D. Rostenkowski
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 2, 1928
- Died
- August 11, 2010
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1994
18-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rostenkowski1.9M
Opponents798,291
19
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1994, Daniel D. Rostenkowski ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning 18 and losing 1. Rostenkowski's biggest single-election total was 137,715 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 8. Rostenkowski's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 8, decided by 31,254 votes.
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How many votes has Daniel D. Rostenkowski received?
Daniel D. Rostenkowski has received 1,869,538 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Lost | 63,06545.57% | Michael Patrick Flanagan |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 132,88957.26% | Elias R. Zenkich Blaise C. Grenke |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 70,15179.11% | Robert Marshall |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 107,72874.64% | V. Stephen Vetter Mark J. Almberg |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 82,87378.73% | Thomas J. DeFazio |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 114,38571.3% | Spiro F. Georgeson |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 124,31883.44% | Bonnie Hickey |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 98,52484.66% | Walter F. Zilke |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 81,45785.96% | Carl C. LoDico |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 105,59580.54% | John F. Urbaszewski |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 75,01186.54% | Salvatore E Oddo |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 110,45774.02% | Edward L Stepnowski |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 98,45373.86% | Henry S Kaplinski (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 105,00362.78% | Henry S Kaplinski (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 94,63159.89% | John H Leszynski |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 137,71566.1% | Eugene L Ebrom |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 112,77860.8% | Irvin R Tchon |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 81,09267.16% | Henry Klinger Jr. |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 73,41374.59% | William F H Schmidt |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000458) and Wikidata (Q963898). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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