J. Dennis Hastert
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 2, 1942
- Current age
- 84
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1986–2006
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hastert1.5M
Opponents698,066
11
Elections run
Between 1986 and 2006, J. Dennis Hastert ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Hastert's biggest single-election total was 191,618 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14. Hastert's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14, decided by 6,995 votes.
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How many votes has J. Dennis Hastert received?
J. Dennis Hastert has received 1,501,311 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 117,87059.79% | Jonathan John Laesch |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 191,61868.63% | Ruben Zamora |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 135,19874.14% | Laurence J. Quick |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 188,59773.99% | Vern Deljonson |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 117,30469.76% | Robert A. Cozzi Jr. |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 134,43264.39% | Doug Mains |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 110,20476.48% | Steve Denari |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 155,27167.33% | Jonathan Abram Reich |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 112,38366.9% | Donald J. Westphal |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 161,14673.71% | Stephen Youhanaie |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 77,28852.37% | Mary Lou Kearns |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000323) and Wikidata (Q553626). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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