John R. Carter, U.S. Representative

John R. Carter

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
November 6, 1941
Current age
84
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Representative, Texas (present)
On the ballot
2002–2024
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carter1.8M
Opponents1.1M
12
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2024, John R. Carter ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Carter's biggest single-election total was 229,087 votes, in the 2024 U.S. House election in Texas's District 31. Carter's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Texas's District 31, decided by 8,318 votes.

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How many votes has John R. Carter received?

John R. Carter has received 1,837,281 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

John R. Carter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseTexasWon229,08764.43%Stuart Whitlow
2022U.S. HouseTexasWon183,185100%
2020U.S. HouseTexasWon212,69553.43%Donna Imam
Clark Patterson

Jonathan Scott
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon144,68050.59%Mary Mj Hegar
Jason Hope
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon166,06058.35%Mike Clark
Scott J. Ballard (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon91,60764.05%Louie Minor
Scott J. Ballard (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon145,34861.28%Stephen M. Wyman
Ethan Garofolo
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon126,38482.54%Bill Oliver
2008U.S. HouseTexasWon175,56360.27%Brian P. Ruiz
Barry N. Cooper
2006U.S. HouseTexasWon90,86958.48%Mary Beth Harrell
Matt McAdoo
2004U.S. HouseTexasWon160,24764.77%Jon Porter
Celeste Adams
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon111,55669.08%David Bagley
Clark Simmons

John S. Petersen

R. C. Crawford
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001051) and Wikidata (Q369814). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John R. Carter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-r-carter. 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.