John J. Duncan Jr.

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 21, 1947
Current age: 79
Home state: Tennessee
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1988–2016

Career timeline

1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep

15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.2.3M

Opponents678,113

Elections run

Between 1988 and 2016, John J. Duncan Jr. ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 227,120 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1988 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2, decided by 22,091 votes.

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How many votes has John J. Duncan Jr. received?

John J. Duncan Jr. has received 2,287,634 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

John J. Duncan Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2016	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	212,45575.65%	Stuart Starr
2014	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	120,88372.49%	Bob Scott (head-to-head) Casey Adam Gouge Norris Dryer (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	196,89474.44%	Troy Christopher Goodale (head-to-head) Norris Dryer (head-to-head) Greg Samples (head-to-head) Brandon Stewart
2010	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	141,79681.78%	Dave Hancock Joseph R. Leinweber D. H. Andy Andrew Greg Samples (head-to-head) H. James Headings
2008	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	227,12078.11%	Bob Scott (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	157,09577.72%	John Greene (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	215,79579.07%	John Greene (head-to-head) Charles E. Howard
2002	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	146,88778.98%	John Greene (head-to-head) Joshua Williamson George Njezic (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	187,15489.34%	Kevin J. Rowland
1998	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	90,86088.64%	Robert O. Watson Greg Samples (head-to-head) George Njezic (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	150,95370.68%	Stephen Smith Chris G. Dimit George Njezic (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	128,93790.49%	Randon J. Krieg (head-to-head) Greg Samples (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	148,37772.24%	Troy Christopher Goodale (head-to-head) Randon J. Krieg (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	62,79780.57%	Peter Hebert
1988	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	99,63156.23%	Dudley W. Taylor

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000533) and Wikidata (Q653994). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John J. Duncan Jr.: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-j-duncan-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.