John J. Duncan Sr.

U.S. Representative
Born
March 24, 1919
Died
June 21, 1988
Age at death
69
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1964–1986
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sr.1.2M
Opponents397,183
11
Elections run

Between 1964 and 1986, John J. Duncan Sr. ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Sr.'s biggest single-election total was 147,947 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2. Sr.'s closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 2, decided by 14,749 votes.

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

John J. Duncan Sr. has received 1,172,075 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

John J. Duncan Sr.’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. HouseTennesseeWon96,39676.21%John F. Bowen (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseTennesseeWon132,60477.34%John F. Bowen (head-to-head)
1982U.S. HouseTennesseeWon109,04599.99%
1980U.S. HouseTennesseeWon147,94776.05%David H. Dunnaway
1978U.S. HouseTennesseeWon125,08281.84%Margaret Francis
1976U.S. HouseTennesseeWon117,25662.8%Mike Rowland
1974U.S. HouseTennesseeWon87,41970.88%Brown
1970U.S. HouseTennesseeWon85,84973.31%Roger Cowan
William E Butcher
1968U.S. HouseTennesseeWon97,83282.37%John A Armstrong (head-to-head)
Wilburt J Hinton
1966U.S. HouseTennesseeWon87,77778.85%John A Armstrong (head-to-head)
1964U.S. HouseTennesseeWon84,86853.82%Willard Yarbrough V
J Durelle Boles

Frank Haile
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000534) and Wikidata (Q521377). 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.