Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. Representative

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

U.S. Representative
Born
July 15, 1952
Current age
74
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1990–2016
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ros-Lehtinen1.3M
Opponents632,225
14
Elections run

Between 1990 and 2016, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Ros-Lehtinen's biggest single-election total was 157,917 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Florida's District 27. Ros-Lehtinen's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Florida's District 18, decided by 19,386 votes.

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How many votes has Ileana Ros-Lehtinen received?

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has received 1,263,921 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. HouseFloridaWon157,91754.89%Scott Fuhrman
2014U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
2012U.S. HouseFloridaWon138,48860.17%Manny Yevancey
Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins
2010U.S. HouseFloridaWon102,36068.89%Rolando A. Banciella
2008U.S. HouseFloridaWon140,61757.87%Annette Taddeo
2006U.S. HouseFloridaWon79,63162.15%David Big Dave Patlak
2004U.S. HouseFloridaWon143,64764.73%Sam Sheldon
2002U.S. HouseFloridaWon103,51269.11%Ray Chote
Orin Opperman
2000U.S. HouseFloridaWon112,96899.98%
1998U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1996U.S. HouseFloridaWon123,659100%
1994U.S. HouseFloridaWon1100%
1992U.S. HouseFloridaWon104,75566.77%Magda Montiel Davis
1990U.S. HouseFloridaWon56,36460.38%Bernard Bernie Anscher
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000435) and Wikidata (Q265791). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ileana-ros-lehtinen. 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.