John B. Breaux
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 1, 1944
- Current age
- 82
- Home state
- Louisiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–1998
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Breaux1.5M
Opponents1.0M
9
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1998, John B. Breaux ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 9. Breaux's biggest single-election total was 723,586 votes, in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana. Breaux's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in Louisiana's District 7, decided by 52,275 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Louisiana, every U.S. House race in Louisiana's District 7, or all 1998 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has John B. Breaux received?
John B. Breaux has received 1,520,695 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 620,50264.02% | Jim Donelon Raymond Brown Sam Houston Melton Jr. Darryl Paul Ward L. D. Nota Knox Sr. Jeffrey H. Diket Martin A. Rosenthal |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 723,58652.82% | W. Henson Moore |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 117,19683.35% | Charles F. Chuck Huff |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 59,40689.28% | Jeremy J Millett |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000780) and Wikidata (Q969757). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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