Ike Skelton
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- December 20, 1931
- Died
- October 28, 2013
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1976–2010
17-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Skelton2.6M
Opponents1.3M
18
Elections run
Between 1976 and 2010, Ike Skelton ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning 17 and losing 1. Skelton's biggest single-election total was 200,009 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 4. Skelton's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 4, decided by 16,823 votes.
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How many votes has Ike Skelton received?
Ike Skelton has received 2,612,726 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Lost | 101,53245.11% | Vicky Hartzler Jason Michael Braun Greg Cowan |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 200,00965.91% | Jeff Parnell |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 159,30367.64% | James A. Noland Jr. (head-to-head) Bryce A. Holthouse Melinda Ivey |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 190,80066.2% | James A. Noland Jr. (head-to-head) Bill Lower Raymond Lister |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 142,20467.64% | James A. Noland Jr. (head-to-head) Daniel Roy Nelson |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 180,63466.93% | James A. Noland Jr. (head-to-head) Thomas L. Knapp James Edward Rinehart |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 133,17370.98% | Cecilia D. Noland Edwin W. Hoag (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 153,56663.78% | Bill Phelps Edwin W. Hoag (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 137,87667.75% | James A. Noland Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 176,97770.38% | John Carley |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 105,52761.85% | David Eyerly (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 166,48071.8% | David Eyerly (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 129,471100% | — |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 150,62466.93% | Carl D. Russell |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 96,38854.78% | Wendell Bailey |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 151,45967.82% | Bill Baker (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 120,74872.8% | Bill Baker (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 115,95555.87% | Richard A. King |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000465) and Wikidata (Q433891). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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