Kenneth Ashby

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Texas
Party: Libertarian
On the ballot: 1988–2022

Career timeline

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0-16

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ashby131,241

Opponents2.3M

Elections run

Between 1988 and 2022, Kenneth Ashby ran in 16 U.S. House elections, losing all 16. Ashby's biggest single-election total was 37,406 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Texas's District 5.

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How many votes has Kenneth Ashby received?

Kenneth Ashby has received 131,241 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–16.

Election history

Kenneth Ashby’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2022	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	2,7462.41%	Marc A. Veasey Patrick David Gillespie
2018	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	3,1781.28%	John Ratcliffe Catherine Krantz
2016	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	37,40619.39%	Jeb Hensarling (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	15,26414.64%	Jeb Hensarling (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	4,9612.38%	Jeb Hensarling (head-to-head) Linda S. Mrosko
2010	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	2,9581.95%	Jeb Hensarling (head-to-head) Tom Berry
2008	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	31,96716.41%	Jeb Hensarling (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	2,2502.22%	Eddie Bernice Johnson (head-to-head) Wilson Aurbach
2004	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	4,3052.39%	Henry Cuellar James F. Hopson
2002	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	1,5601.38%	Martin Frost Mike Rivera Ortega
2000	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	2,8421.53%	Pete Sessions Regina Montoya Coggins
1998	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	10,2888.79%	Sam Johnson
1994	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	1,7281.72%	Eddie Bernice Johnson (head-to-head) Lucy Cain (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	5,0633.36%	Eddie Bernice Johnson (head-to-head) Lucy Cain (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	2,9392.68%	John Bryant (head-to-head) Jerry Rucker
1988	U.S. HouseTexas	Lost	1,7861.14%	John Bryant (head-to-head) Lon Williams

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kenneth Ashby: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kenneth-ashby. 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.