John F. Tierney
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 18, 1951
- Current age
- 74
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1994–2012
9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tierney1.7M
Opponents1.1M
10
Elections run
Between 1994 and 2012, John F. Tierney ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 9 and losing 1. Tierney's biggest single-election total was 226,216 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 6. Tierney's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 6, decided by 360 votes.
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How many votes has John F. Tierney received?
John F. Tierney has received 1,663,243 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 180,94246.41% | Richard R. Tisei Daniel Fishman |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 142,73256.85% | Bill Hudak |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 226,21666.79% | Richard A. Baker |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 168,05666.35% | Richard W. Barton |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 213,45866.35% | Stephen P. O'Malley Jr. |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 162,90064.42% | Mark C. Smith |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 205,32467.58% | Paul McCarthy |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 117,13254.55% | Peter G. Torkildsen (head-to-head) Randal C. Fritz (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 133,00248.12% | Peter G. Torkildsen (head-to-head) Martin J. McNulty Randal C. Fritz (head-to-head) Benjamin A. Gatchell (head-to-head) Orrin Smith |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Lost | 113,48147.39% | Peter G. Torkildsen (head-to-head) Benjamin A. Gatchell (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000266) and Wikidata (Q1700027). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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