Joseph M. Gaydos
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 3, 1926
- Died
- February 7, 2015
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1968–1990
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gaydos1.4M
Opponents437,571
12
Elections run
Between 1968 and 1990, Joseph M. Gaydos ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Gaydos's biggest single-election total was 158,751 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 20. Gaydos's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 20, decided by 39,026 votes.
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How many votes has Joseph M. Gaydos received?
Joseph M. Gaydos has received 1,421,345 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 82,08065.59% | Robert C. Lee |
| 1988 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 137,47298.46% | Richard W. Wilson |
| 1986 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 136,63898.48% | Alden W. Vedder |
| 1984 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 158,75175.96% | Daniel Lloyd |
| 1982 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 127,28176.02% | Terry T. Ray David L. Travis |
| 1980 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 122,10072.5% | Kathleen M. Meyer (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 97,74572.14% | Kathleen M. Meyer (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 134,96174.96% | John P. Kostelac Joseph A. Billington |
| 1974 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 112,23781.69% | Joseph J Anderko |
| 1972 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 117,93361.5% | William E Hunt |
| 1970 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 84,91176.98% | Joseph Honeygosky Alan Staub |
| 1968 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 109,23670.2% | Joseph Sabol Jr. George W Fox |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000105) and Wikidata (Q6285116). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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