John M. Spratt Jr.
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 1, 1942
- Died
- December 14, 2024
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1982–2010
14-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.1.6M
Opponents899,224
15
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2010, John M. Spratt Jr. ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning 14 and losing 1. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 188,785 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 5. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 5, decided by 6,344 votes.
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How many votes has John M. Spratt Jr. received?
John M. Spratt Jr. has received 1,638,230 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Lost | 102,29644.81% | Mick Mulvaney |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 188,78561.64% | Albert F. Spencer (head-to-head) Frank Waggoner |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 99,66956.9% | Ralph W Norman |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 152,86763.03% | Albert F. Spencer (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 121,91285.87% | Doug Kendall Steve Lafemine |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 126,87758.78% | Carl L. Gullick Thomas Campbell |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 95,69658.02% | Mike Burkhold Dianne L. Nevins |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 97,33554.09% | P. G. Joshi Larry L. Bigham (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 77,31152.11% | Larry L. Bigham (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 112,03161.19% | Bill Horne |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 91,77599.87% | — |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 107,95969.84% | Robert K. Carley |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 95,85999.7% | — |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 98,51391.82% | Dick Winchester Linda Blevins |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 69,34567.63% | John S. Wilkerson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000749) and Wikidata (Q502028). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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