Howard Coble
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 18, 1931
- Died
- November 3, 2015
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- North Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1984–2012
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coble2.2M
Opponents906,542
15
Elections run
Between 1984 and 2012, Howard Coble ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Coble's biggest single-election total was 222,116 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 6. Coble's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 6, decided by 79 votes.
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How many votes has Howard Coble received?
Howard Coble has received 2,221,371 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 222,11660.92% | Tony Foriest |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 156,25275.21% | Sam Turner |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 221,01867% | Teresa Sue Bratton |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 108,43370.83% | Rory Blake |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 207,47073.15% | William W. Jordan |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 151,43090.41% | Tara Grubb |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 195,72791% | Jeffrey Dean Bentley (head-to-head) |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 112,74088.64% | Jeffrey Dean Bentley (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 167,82873.43% | Mark Costley Gary Goodson |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 98,355100% | — |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 162,82270.79% | Robin Hood |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 125,39266.59% | Helen R. Allegrone |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 116,53462.47% | Tom Gilmore |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 72,32950.03% | Robin Britt (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 102,92550.58% | Robin Britt (head-to-head) Meryl Lynn Farber |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000556) and Wikidata (Q1631754). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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