Floyd D. Spence
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 9, 1928
- Died
- August 16, 2001
- Age at death
- 73
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1970–2000
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spence1.6M
Opponents794,808
16
Elections run
Between 1970 and 2000, Floyd D. Spence ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Spence's biggest single-election total was 158,229 votes, in the 1996 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 2. Spence's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 2, decided by 6,088 votes.
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How many votes has Floyd D. Spence received?
Floyd D. Spence has received 1,589,538 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 154,33856.96% | Jane Frederick Timothy Moultrie George C. Taylor |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 119,53857.83% | Jane Srederick Maurice T. Raiford (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 158,22989.93% | Maurice T. Raiford (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 133,30799.79% | — |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 148,66787.62% | Geb Sommer (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 90,05488.7% | Gebhard Sommer |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 94,96052.76% | Jim Leventis Geb Sommer (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 73,45553.6% | Fred Zeigler |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 108,08562.11% | Ken Mosely (head-to-head) Cynthia E. Sullivan |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 71,56958.51% | Ken Mosely (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 92,30655.72% | Tom Turnipseed |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 71,03257.46% | Jack Solomon Bass |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 83,42657.54% | Clyde Burns Livingston John O'Neal |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 58,93656.08% | Matthew J Perry Paul Proveaux |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 83,54399.94% | — |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 48,09353.09% | T K McDonald Donald R Cole |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000718) and Wikidata (Q1430393). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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