James P. Moran

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 16, 1945
Current age: 81
Home state: Virginia
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1990–2012

Career timeline

1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep

12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Moran1.7M

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1990 and 2012, James P. Moran ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Moran's biggest single-election total was 226,847 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 8. Moran's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 8, decided by 12,108 votes.

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How many votes has James P. Moran received?

James P. Moran has received 1,747,037 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

James P. Moran’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	226,84764.59%	J. Patrick Murray (head-to-head) Jason J. Howell Janet Murphy
2010	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	116,40461.03%	J. Patrick Murray (head-to-head) J. Ron Fisher (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	222,98667.94%	Mark W. Ellmore J. Ron Fisher (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	144,70066.4%	Tom M. O'Donoghue James T. Jim Hurysz (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	171,98659.73%	Lisa Marie Cheney James T. Jim Hurysz (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	102,75959.81%	Scott C. Tate Ronald V. Crickenberger (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	164,17863.34%	Demaris H. Miller (head-to-head) Ronald V. Crickenberger (head-to-head) Richard Lee Rick Herron
1998	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	97,54566.68%	Demaris H. Miller (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	152,33466.4%	John E. Otey R. Ward Edmonds (head-to-head) Sarina J. Grosswald Charles Stenard Severance
1994	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	120,28159.35%	Kyle E. McSlarrow (head-to-head) R. Ward Edmonds (head-to-head) William C. Jones
1992	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	138,54256.06%	Kyle E. McSlarrow (head-to-head) Alvin O. West
1990	U.S. HouseVirginia	Won	88,47551.7%	Stan Parris Robert T. Murphy

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000933) and Wikidata (Q1337736). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.