John Byrnes
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 12, 1913
- Died
- January 12, 1985
- Age at death
- 71
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1944–1970
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Byrnes1.2M
Opponents734,349
14
Elections run
Between 1944 and 1970, John Byrnes ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Byrnes's biggest single-election total was 114,183 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 8. Byrnes's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 8, decided by 11 votes.
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How many votes has John Byrnes received?
John Byrnes has received 1,166,196 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 76,89355.51% | Robert J Cornell Joseph W Dery |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 111,85967.99% | John E Nixon |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 75,81761.27% | Marvin S Kagen |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 96,16059.56% | John A Johnson |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 80,80862.82% | Owen F Monfils |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 101,13258.84% | Milo Singler (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 69,68257.32% | Milo Singler (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 97,95264.65% | Milo Singler (head-to-head) |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 73,58862.03% | Jerome J Reinke |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 114,18373.59% | Robert C Schultz |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 71,90862.1% | John W Reynolds Lee M Schaal (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 70,90556.71% | William Young (head-to-head) Oliver Rasmussen Lee M Schaal (head-to-head) |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 67,84064.7% | William Young (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 57,46948.19% | Laverne R Dilweg Frederick W Giese |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001216) and Wikidata (Q1702036). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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