Iris Blitch

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 25, 1912
Died: August 19, 1993
Age at death: 81
Home state: Georgia
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1954–1960

Career timeline

1954Rep 1956Rep 1960Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Blitch127,561

Opponents4

Elections run

Between 1954 and 1960, Iris Blitch ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Blitch's biggest single-election total was 50,456 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 8. Blitch's closest win came in the 1956 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 8, decided by 50,064 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 8 or all 1960 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Iris Blitch received?

Iris Blitch has received 127,561 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Iris Blitch’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1960	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	50,45699.83%	—
1956	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	50,06899.99%	J M Kent
1954	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	27,03799.99%	—

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000561) and Wikidata (Q1249830). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Iris Blitch: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/iris-blitch. 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.