John Blatnik
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 17, 1911
- Died
- December 17, 1991
- Age at death
- 80
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1946–1970
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Blatnik1.2M
Opponents542,703
12
Elections run
Between 1946 and 1970, John Blatnik ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Blatnik's biggest single-election total was 124,277 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 8. Blatnik's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 8, decided by 16,687 votes.
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How many votes has John Blatnik received?
John Blatnik has received 1,177,161 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 118,14975.49% | William B Reed |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 115,34367.63% | James A Hennen |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 124,27769.44% | David W Glossbrenner |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 101,56765.71% | Jerry H Ketola (head-to-head) |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 107,15469.47% | Jerry H Ketola (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 97,04675.59% | Roy W Ranum |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 108,56573.18% | Alfred J Weinberg |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 89,77871.81% | Ernest R Orchard (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 91,46562.55% | Ernest R Orchard (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 72,44062.91% | William A Pittenger (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 88,50166.64% | William A Berlin A H Nelson C E Campton |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 62,87657.65% | William A Pittenger (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000550) and Wikidata (Q1337605). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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