Jim Kolbe
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 28, 1942
- Died
- December 3, 2022
- Age at death
- 80
- Home state
- Arizona
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1982–2004
11-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kolbe1.7M
Opponents1.1M
12
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2004, Jim Kolbe ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 1. Kolbe's biggest single-election total was 183,363 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Arizona's District 8. Kolbe's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Arizona's District 5, decided by 6,204 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Arizona's District 8, every U.S. House race in Arizona's District 5, or all 2004 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Jim Kolbe received?
Jim Kolbe has received 1,708,651 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 183,36360.36% | Eva Bacal Robert Anderson |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 126,93063.33% | Mary Judge Ryan Joe Duarte |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 172,98660.15% | George Cunningham Michael Jay Green Aage Nost |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 103,95251.6% | Tom Volgy Phil Murphy Robert Bob Connery Sr. |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 179,34968.74% | Mort Nelson John C. Zajac Ed Finkelstein |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 149,51467.72% | Gary Auerbach Phillip W. Murphy |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 172,86766.54% | Jim Toevs Perry Willis |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 138,97564.75% | Chuck Phillips |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 164,46267.8% | Judith E. Belcher |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 119,64764.85% | Joel Ireland |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 116,07550.92% | Jim McNulty (head-to-head) Herb Johnson |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseArizona | Lost | 80,53148.28% | Jim McNulty (head-to-head) Richard D. Auster |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000306) and Wikidata (Q284704). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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