Jerry Lewis
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 21, 1934
- Died
- July 15, 2021
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1978–2010
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lewis2.3M
Opponents985,776
17
Elections run
Between 1978 and 2010, Jerry Lewis ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Lewis's biggest single-election total was 181,605 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in California's District 41. Lewis's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in California's District 37, decided by 46,118 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 41, every U.S. House race in California's District 40, or every U.S. House race in California's District 35.
How many votes has Jerry Lewis received?
Jerry Lewis has received 2,253,877 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 127,85763.21% | Pat Meagher |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 159,48661.65% | Tim Prince |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 109,76166.91% | Louie A. Contreras |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 181,60582.95% | Peymon Mottahedek |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 91,32667.38% | Keith Alan Johnson Kevin Craig |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 151,06979.92% | Frank N. Schmit Marion J. Lindberg |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 97,40664.88% | Robert 'Bob' Conaway (head-to-head) Maurice Maybena |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 98,82164.9% | Robert 'Bob' Conaway (head-to-head) Hale McGee Joseph T. Kelley |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 115,72870.68% | Donald M. Don Rusk (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 129,56363.11% | Donald M. Don Rusk (head-to-head) Margie Akin |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 121,60260.58% | Barry Norton Jerry Johnson |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 181,20370.43% | Paul Sweeney Jeff Shuman |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 127,23576.85% | R. Sarge Hall |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 176,47785.47% | Kevin Akin |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 112,78668.3% | Robert E. Erwin |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 165,37171.57% | Donald M. Don Rusk (head-to-head) Larry Morris |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 106,58161.4% | Dan Corcoran Bernard Wahl |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000274) and Wikidata (Q472199). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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