Jay Dickey

U.S. Representative
Born
December 14, 1939
Died
April 20, 2017
Age at death
77
Home state
Arkansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1992–2002
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dickey600,701
Opponents552,649
6
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2002, Jay Dickey ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 2. Dickey's biggest single-election total was 125,956 votes, in the 1996 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 4. Dickey's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 4, decided by 6,099 votes.

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How many votes has Jay Dickey received?

Jay Dickey has received 600,701 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

Jay Dickey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. HouseArkansasLost77,90439.44%Mike Ross (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseArkansasLost104,01749.03%Mike Ross (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseArkansasWon92,34657.52%Judy Smith
1996U.S. HouseArkansasWon125,95663.5%Vincent Tolliver
1994U.S. HouseArkansasWon87,46951.81%Jay Bradford
1992U.S. HouseArkansasWon113,00952.34%W. J. Bill McCuen
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000312) and Wikidata (Q1684313). 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.