David E. Bonior

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 6, 1945
Current age: 81
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1976–2000

Career timeline

1976Rep 1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep

1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bonior1.5M

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1976 and 2000, David E. Bonior ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Bonior's biggest single-election total was 181,818 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 10. Bonior's closest win came in the 1976 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 12, decided by 9,489 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 10, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 12, or all 2000 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David E. Bonior received?

David E. Bonior has received 1,485,547 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

David E. Bonior’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2000	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	181,81864.41%	Tom Turner R. Friend (head-to-head) Joseph M. Pilchak
1998	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	108,77052.41%	Brian Palmer R. Friend (head-to-head) Henry Ogden Clark
1996	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	132,82954.38%	Susy Heintz Stuart E. Scott John D. Litle
1994	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	121,87662.24%	Donald J. Lobsinger
1992	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	138,19353.11%	Douglas Carl (head-to-head) David A. Weidner
1990	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	98,23264.7%	Jim Dingeman Robert W. Roddis
1988	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	108,15853.6%	Douglas Carl (head-to-head) Keith P. Edwards (head-to-head) Vincent Mario Contrera
1986	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	87,64366.35%	Candice S. Miller
1984	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	113,77258.35%	Eugene J. Tyza Keith P. Edwards (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	103,85165.87%	Ray Contesti Keith P. Edwards (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	112,69855.34%	Kirk Walsh
1978	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	82,89254.91%	Kirby Holmes
1976	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	94,81552.42%	David M. Serotkin Gregory J. Clark Marielle Hammett Kronberg

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000619) and Wikidata (Q1174271). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David E. Bonior: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-e-bonior. 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.