David F. Emery, U.S. Representative

David F. Emery

U.S. Representative
Born
September 1, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
Maine
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1974–1990
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Emery839,902
Opponents811,584
6
Elections run

Between 1974 and 1990, David F. Emery ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 2. Emery's biggest single-election total was 188,667 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Maine's District 1. Emery's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Maine's District 1, decided by 679 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Maine's District 1, every U.S. Senate election in Maine, or all 1990 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David F. Emery received?

David F. Emery has received 839,902 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

David F. Emery’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. HouseMaineLost110,83639.74%Thomas H. Andrews
1982U.S. SenateMaineLost179,88239.13%George J. Mitchell
1980U.S. HouseMaineWon188,66768.48%Harold C. Pachios
1978U.S. HouseMaineWon120,79161.48%John Quinn
J. David Madigan
1976U.S. HouseMaineWon145,52357.38%Frederick D. Barton
1974U.S. HouseMaineWon94,20350.18%Peter N Kyros
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000175) and Wikidata (Q1174381). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David F. Emery: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-emery. 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.