John Joseph Moakley
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 27, 1927
- Died
- May 28, 2001
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1972–2000
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Moakley1.9M
Opponents508,203
14
Elections run
Between 1972 and 2000, John Joseph Moakley ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Moakley's biggest single-election total was 193,020 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 9. Moakley's closest win came in the 1972 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 9, decided by 3,428 votes.
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How many votes has John Joseph Moakley received?
John Joseph Moakley has received 1,864,879 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 193,02071.21% | Janet E. Jeghelian David A. Rosa |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 150,66799.41% | — |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 172,00972.23% | Paul V. Gryska |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 146,28769.76% | Michael M. Murphy |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 175,55069.21% | Martin D. Conboy Lawrence C. Mackin Robert W. Horan (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 124,53461.96% | Robert W. Horan (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 160,79999.85% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 110,02673.71% | Robert W. Horan (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 153,13299.92% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 102,66564.08% | Deborah R. Cochran Valerie Eckart |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 104,01099.97% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 106,80591.81% | Brenda Lee M. Franklin David Freund |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 94,80489.3% | Joseph Sherman |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 70,57143.22% | Louise Day Hicks Miller Jeanne Lafferty |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1691534). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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