David E. Skaggs

U.S. Representative
Born
February 22, 1943
Current age
83
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1986–1996
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Skaggs760,530
Opponents539,020
6
Elections run

Between 1986 and 1996, David E. Skaggs ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Skaggs's biggest single-election total was 164,790 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 2. Skaggs's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 2, decided by 5,191 votes.

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How many votes has David E. Skaggs received?

David E. Skaggs has received 760,530 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

David E. Skaggs’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1996U.S. HouseColoradoWon145,89457.04%Patricia Miller (head-to-head)
Larry E. Johnson

W. Earl Allen
1994U.S. HouseColoradoWon105,93856.75%Patricia Miller (head-to-head)
1992U.S. HouseColoradoWon164,79060.73%Bryan Day
Vern Tharp
1990U.S. HouseColoradoWon105,24860.67%Jason Lewis
1988U.S. HouseColoradoWon147,43762.74%Dave Bath
1986U.S. HouseColoradoWon91,22351.46%Michael J. Mike Norton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000462) and Wikidata (Q952391). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.