James V. Hansen

★ U.S. Representative
Born
August 14, 1932
Died
November 14, 2018
Age at death
86
Home state
Utah
Party
Republican
Years in office
22 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1980–2000
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hansen1.4M
Opponents855,431
11
Elections run

Between 1980 and 2000, James V. Hansen ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Hansen's biggest single-election total was 180,591 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Utah's District 1. Hansen's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Utah's District 1, decided by 4,971 votes.

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How many votes has James V. Hansen received?

James V. Hansen has received 1,412,685 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

James V. Hansen’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. HouseUtahWon180,59168.98%Kathleen McConkie Collinwood
Hartley D. Anderson

David Starr Seely

Matthew D. Frandsen
1998U.S. HouseUtahWon109,70867.69%Steve Beierlein
Gerard A. Arthus
1996U.S. HouseUtahWon150,12668.31%Gregory J. Sanders
Randall Tolpinrud
1994U.S. HouseUtahWon104,95464.54%Bobbie Coray
1992U.S. HouseUtahWon160,03765.25%Ron Holt
William J. Dub Lawrence
1990U.S. HouseUtahWon82,74652.15%Kenley Brunsdale
Reva Marx Wadsworth
1988U.S. HouseUtahWon130,89359.8%Gunn McKay (head-to-head)
1986U.S. HouseUtahWon82,15151.56%Gunn McKay (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseUtahWon142,95271.22%Milton C. Abrams
Willy Marshall
1982U.S. HouseUtahWon111,41662.8%A. Stephen Dirks
1980U.S. HouseUtahWon157,11152.1%Gunn McKay (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000172) and Wikidata (Q249361). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James V. Hansen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-hansen. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.