David R. Obey
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 3, 1938
- Current age
- 87
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–2008
20-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Obey2.8M
Opponents1.6M
20
Elections run
Between 1970 and 2008, David R. Obey ran in 20 U.S. House elections, winning all 20. Obey's biggest single-election total was 241,306 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7. Obey's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7, decided by 15,478 votes.
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How many votes has David R. Obey received?
David R. Obey has received 2,844,071 popular votes across 20 U.S. elections, with a career record of 20–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 212,66660.79% | Dan Mielke |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 161,90362.17% | Nick Reid Mike Miles (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 241,30685.64% | Mike Miles (head-to-head) Larry Oftedahl |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 146,36464.21% | Joe Rothbauer |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 173,00763.27% | Sean Cronin |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 115,61360.57% | Scott West (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 137,42857.05% | Scott West (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 97,18454.32% | Scott West (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 166,20064.42% | Dale R. Vannes |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 100,06962.14% | John L. McEwen |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 142,19761.78% | Kevin J. Hermening (head-to-head) John Thomas Alan Duelge |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 106,70062.14% | Kevin J. Hermening (head-to-head) Joseph D. Damrell |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 146,13161.23% | Mark G. Michaelsen |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 122,12467.97% | Bernard A. Zimmerman |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 164,34064.67% | Vinton A. Vesta (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 110,87462.18% | Vinton A. Vesta (head-to-head) George Olishkewych (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 171,36673.25% | Frank A. Savino George Olishkewych (head-to-head) |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 104,46870.5% | Josef Burger George Olisbhewych |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 135,38562.79% | Alvin E Okonski |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 88,74667.6% | Andre E Letendre Richard D Wolfe |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000007) and Wikidata (Q434463). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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