John Dingell

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 2, 1894
Died: September 19, 1955
Age at death: 61
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1932–1954

Career timeline

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12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dingell875,799

Opponents559,607

Elections run

Between 1932 and 1954, John Dingell ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Dingell's biggest single-election total was 109,109 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 15. Dingell's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 15, decided by 2,575 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 15 or all 1954 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Dingell received?

John Dingell has received 875,799 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

John Dingell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	85,10072.71%	Gregory M Pillon (head-to-head) Joseph F Koss
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	109,10966.7%	Gregory M Pillon (head-to-head) Clyde Watt
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	73,23864.06%	Eugene P Berry Harold Drake (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	92,57965.02%	Charles G Burns Harold Drake (head-to-head) Meyer Schneider
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	59,11151.93%	Edwin Henderson (head-to-head) Selden D Kelley
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	100,87963.72%	Edwin Henderson (head-to-head) H R McCrary Elmer Myus
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	52,38464.61%	Ivan L Bowman
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	85,23961.89%	Robert Fraser (head-to-head) Frederick F Ingram
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	57,40154.02%	Robert Fraser (head-to-head) Francis King (head-to-head) Sheldon William J McDonald John F Walzel (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	68,26457.46%	Nathaniel H Goldstick Francis King (head-to-head) William McKie Charles Aronoff William Ball
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	40,11954.42%	Charles Bowles (head-to-head) Francis King (head-to-head) Leo Sulkowski John F Walzel (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	52,37648.34%	Charles Bowles (head-to-head) Robert D Wardell Edward P Allen Bronislaw Wronski

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000354) and Wikidata (Q1699824). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.