John Brademas
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 2, 1927
- Died
- July 11, 2016
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1980
11-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brademas1.1M
Opponents923,226
12
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1980, John Brademas ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 1. Brademas's biggest single-election total was 121,209 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 3. Brademas's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 3, decided by 6,764 votes.
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How many votes has John Brademas received?
John Brademas has received 1,132,031 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Lost | 85,13645.02% | John Patrick Hiler |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 64,33655.53% | Thomas L. Thorson (head-to-head) R. Craig Fisher |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 101,77756.9% | Thomas L. Thorson (head-to-head) |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 89,30664.05% | Lewis Black |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 103,94955.23% | Levi Newman (head-to-head) Helen M Caluin |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 87,06457.54% | Levi Newman (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 94,45252.24% | William W Erwin |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 75,32155.77% | Robert A Ehlers |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 121,20960.65% | Miller |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 92,60951.9% | Charles W Ainlay |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 115,07052.42% | F Jay Nimtz (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 101,80256.93% | F Jay Nimtz (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000736) and Wikidata (Q533169). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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