Jack Brooks
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- December 18, 1922
- Died
- December 4, 2012
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1952–1994
18-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brooks1.5M
Opponents711,609
19
Elections run
Between 1952 and 1994, Jack Brooks ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning 18 and losing 1. Brooks's biggest single-election total was 137,270 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Texas's District 9. Brooks's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Texas's District 9, decided by 14,340 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 9, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 2, or all 1994 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Jack Brooks received?
Jack Brooks has received 1,531,556 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | U.S. HouseTexas | Lost | 71,64345.69% | Steve Stockman (head-to-head) Bill Felton Darla K. Beenau |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 118,69053.62% | Steve Stockman (head-to-head) Billy Joe Crawford |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 79,78657.74% | Maury Meyers |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 137,270100% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 73,28561.52% | Lisa D. Duperier |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 120,55958.85% | Jim Mahan |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 78,96567.55% | John W. Lewis Dean Allen |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 103,22599.66% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 50,79263.28% | Randy Evans |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 112,945100% | — |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 37,27561.91% | Coleman R Ferguson |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 89,11366.22% | R C Reed (head-to-head) |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 57,18064.49% | Henry Pressler (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 71,93760.57% | Henry Pressler (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 47,60499.97% | — |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 75,22662.69% | John Greco |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 47,13768.79% | B O James |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 75,65769.72% | F S Newmann Noah Allen |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 83,26779.02% | R C Reed (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000880) and Wikidata (Q1470575). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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