Frank R. Wolf

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 30, 1939
Current age: 87
Home state: Virginia
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1978–2012

Career timeline

1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep

1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep

17-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wolf2.6M

Opponents1.5M

Elections run

Between 1978 and 2012, Frank R. Wolf ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning 17 and losing 1. Wolf's biggest single-election total was 238,817 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 10. Wolf's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 10, decided by 4,957 votes.

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How many votes has Frank R. Wolf received?

Frank R. Wolf has received 2,643,809 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–1.

Election history

Frank R. Wolf’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	214,03858.41%	Kristin A. Cabral J. Kevin Chisholm
2010	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	131,11662.87%	Jeffery R. Barnett William B. Redpath
2008	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	223,14058.8%	Judy M. Feder (head-to-head) Neeraj C. Nigam (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	138,21357.32%	Judy M. Feder (head-to-head) Wilbur N. Wood III Neeraj C. Nigam (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	205,98263.77%	James R. Socas
2002	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	115,91771.72%	John B. Stevens Jr.
2000	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	238,81784.2%	Brian M. Brown Marc A. Rossi
1998	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	103,64871.6%	Cornell W. Brooks Robert A. Buchanan
1996	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	169,26672.02%	Robert L. Bob Weinberg (head-to-head) Gary A. Reams
1994	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	153,31187.34%	Alan Robert Ogden (head-to-head) Robert L. Bob Rilee
1992	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	144,47165.37%	Raymond E. Ray Vickery Jr. Alan Robert Ogden (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	103,76161.46%	N. MacKenzie Canter III Barbara S. Minnich Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr.
1988	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	188,55068.09%	Robert L. Bob Weinberg (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	95,72460.2%	John G. Milliken
1984	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	158,52862.5%	John P. Flannery II
1982	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	86,50652.74%	Ira M. Lechner Scott R. Bowden
1980	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	110,84051.14%	Joseph L. Fisher (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	61,98146.64%	Joseph L. Fisher (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000672) and Wikidata (Q1444483). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank R. Wolf: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-r-wolf. 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.