John Conyers Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 16, 1929
Died: October 27, 2019
Age at death: 90
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1964–2016

Career timeline

1964Rep 1966Rep 1970Rep 1972Rep 1974Rep 1976Rep

1978Rep 1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep

1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep

2014Rep 2016Rep

26-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.3.6M

Opponents587,164

Elections run

Between 1964 and 2016, John Conyers Jr. ran in 26 U.S. House elections, winning all 26. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 235,336 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 13. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 1, decided by 69,258 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 13, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 14, or every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 1.

How many votes has John Conyers Jr. received?

John Conyers Jr. has received 3,641,124 popular votes across 26 U.S. elections, with a career record of 26–0.

Election history

John Conyers Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2016	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	198,77177.1%	Jeff Gorman (head-to-head) Tiffany Hayden Samuel Johnson Jr. (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	132,71079.49%	Jeff Gorman (head-to-head) Chris Sharer (head-to-head) Samuel Johnson Jr. (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	235,33682.79%	Harry T. Sawicki Chris Sharer (head-to-head) Martin Gray
2010	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	115,51176.76%	Don Ukrainec Marc J. Sosnowski Richard J. Secula (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	227,84192.4%	Richard J. Secula (head-to-head) Clyde K. Shabazz
2006	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	158,75585.3%	Chad Miles
2004	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	213,68183.93%	Veronica Pedraza Michael Donahue Lisa Weltman Wilbert Sears
2002	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	145,28583.21%	Dave Stone Francis Schorr John Little
2000	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	168,98289.08%	William A. Ashe (head-to-head) Constance J. Catalfio Richard R. Miller (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	126,32186.94%	Vendella M. Collins Michael Freyman Richard R. Miller (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	157,72285.86%	William A. Ashe (head-to-head) Scott Boman Richard R. Miller (head-to-head) Willie M. Reid Helen Halyard
1994	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	128,46381.5%	Richard Charles Fournier Richard R. Miller (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	165,49682.39%	John W. Gordon Richard R. Miller (head-to-head) D'Artagnan Collier
1990	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	76,55689.27%	Ray Shoulders Robert Mays Jonathan Paul Flint (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	127,80091.2%	William A. Ashe (head-to-head) Jonathan Paul Flint (head-to-head) Samuel Johnson Jr. (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	94,30789.15%	William A. Ashe (head-to-head) Peter Banta Bowen Andrew Pulley (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	152,43289.4%	Edward J. Mack Andrew Pulley (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	125,51796.66%	William B. Krebaum Eddie Benjamin
1980	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	123,28694.67%	William M. Bell Thomas W. Jones (head-to-head)
1978	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	89,64692.87%	Robert S. Arnold
1976	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	126,16192.37%	Issac Hood Hector M. McGregor B. R. Washington Thomas W. Jones (head-to-head) Carolyn Nelson
1974	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	97,62090.75%	Walter F Girardot (head-to-head) Hattie L McCutcheon Jacqueline M Cotton
1972	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	131,35388.39%	Walter F Girardot (head-to-head) Nina J Hubbard Thornton Dixon
1970	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	93,07588.16%	Charles J Johnson Levi S Rice
1966	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	89,90884.21%	David A Ross
1964	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	138,58983.57%	Robert B Blackwell William Henry

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000714) and Wikidata (Q1370968). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Conyers Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-conyers-jr. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.