James H. Jimmy Quillen
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 11, 1916
- Died
- November 2, 2003
- Age at death
- 87
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1962–1994
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Quillen1.5M
Opponents508,986
16
Elections run
Between 1962 and 1994, James H. Jimmy Quillen ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Quillen's biggest single-election total was 130,296 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1. Quillen's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1, decided by 9,207 votes.
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How many votes has James H. Jimmy Quillen received?
James H. Jimmy Quillen has received 1,509,231 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 102,94772.89% | J. Carr Christian (head-to-head) George Mauer |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 114,79767.46% | J. Carr Christian (head-to-head) Don Fox Fred A. Hartley |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 47,79699.87% | — |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 119,52680.22% | Sidney S. Smith |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 80,28968.88% | John B. Russell |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 113,40799.97% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 89,49774.05% | Jessie J. Cable James B. Pappy Fields |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 130,29686.22% | John Curtis |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 92,14364.51% | William Gordon Ball |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 97,78157.95% | Lloyd H. Blevins Robert Joseph Bobic Mary S. Joyner |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 110,86879.41% | Bernard Cantor |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 78,89667.87% | David Bruce Shine |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 100,71285.24% | Bright (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 86,42187.08% | Bright (head-to-head) |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 94,53571.73% | Bright (head-to-head) |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 49,32053.89% | Herbert Silvers Bright (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (Q000013) and Wikidata (Q1689427). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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