Lane Evans

U.S. Representative
Born
August 4, 1951
Died
November 5, 2014
Age at death
63
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1984–2004
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Evans1.4M
Opponents974,589
11
Elections run

Between 1984 and 2004, Lane Evans ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Evans's biggest single-election total was 172,320 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 17. Evans's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 17, decided by 6,056 votes.

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How many votes has Lane Evans received?

Lane Evans has received 1,351,495 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Lane Evans’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. HouseIllinoisWon172,32060.68%Andrea Lane Zinga
2002U.S. HouseIllinoisWon127,09362.42%Peter Calderone
2000U.S. HouseIllinoisWon132,49454.9%Mark Baker (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseIllinoisWon100,12851.56%Mark Baker (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseIllinoisWon120,00851.91%Mark Baker (head-to-head)
William J. Herrmann
1994U.S. HouseIllinoisWon95,31254.53%Jim Anderson
1992U.S. HouseIllinoisWon156,23360.1%Ken Schloemer
1990U.S. HouseIllinoisWon102,06266.52%Dan Lee
1988U.S. HouseIllinoisWon132,13064.87%William E. Stewart
1986U.S. HouseIllinoisWon85,44255.65%Sam McHard
1984U.S. HouseIllinoisWon128,27356.67%Kenneth G. McMillan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000250) and Wikidata (Q907764). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lane Evans: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lane-evans. 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.