Jack Hightower
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 6, 1926
- Died
- August 3, 2013
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–1984
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hightower491,936
Opponents358,166
6
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1984, Jack Hightower ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Hightower's biggest single-election total was 101,798 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in Texas's District 13. Hightower's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Texas's District 13, decided by 9,192 votes.
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How many votes has Jack Hightower received?
Jack Hightower has received 491,936 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | U.S. HouseTexas | Lost | 95,36746.99% | Beau Boulter |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 86,37663.6% | Ron Slover (head-to-head) Rod Collier |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 98,77955% | Ron Slover (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 75,27174.86% | Clifford Alvin Jones |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 101,79859.3% | Bob Price William K. Hathcock |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 34,34557.72% | Robert Price |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000582) and Wikidata (Q1677029). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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