J. J. Jake Pickle
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 11, 1913
- Died
- June 18, 2005
- Age at death
- 91
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1964–1992
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pickle1.9M
Opponents544,830
15
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1992, J. J. Jake Pickle ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Pickle's biggest single-election total was 232,213 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Texas's District 10. Pickle's closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in Texas's District 10, decided by 33,104 votes.
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How many votes has J. J. Jake Pickle received?
J. J. Jake Pickle has received 1,902,991 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 177,23367.67% | Herbert Spiro Terry Blum Jeff Davis (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 152,78464.88% | David Beilharz Jeff Davis (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 232,21393.45% | Vincent J. May |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 135,86372.32% | Carole Keeton Rylander |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 186,44799.82% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 121,03090.14% | William G. Kelsey Bradley Louis Rockwell |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 135,61859.11% | John Biggar Michael Grossberg |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 94,52976.32% | Emmett Leroy Hudspeth |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 160,68376.82% | Paul McClure |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 76,24080.41% | Paul A Weiss |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 130,97391.17% | Melissa Singler |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 78,87299.97% | — |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 85,03762.08% | Ray Gabler |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 55,42474.28% | Jane Sumner R R Richter |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 80,04575.77% | Billie Pratt |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000328) and Wikidata (Q1646263). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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