Lee Herbert Hamilton
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 20, 1931
- Died
- February 3, 2026
- Age at death
- 94
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1964–1996
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hamilton2.0M
Opponents1.1M
17
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1996, Lee Herbert Hamilton ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Hamilton's biggest single-election total was 160,980 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 9. Hamilton's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 9, decided by 7,144 votes.
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How many votes has Lee Herbert Hamilton received?
Lee Herbert Hamilton has received 1,998,319 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 128,12356.48% | Jean Leising (head-to-head) Diane L. Feeney |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 91,45952.03% | Jean Leising (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 160,98069.68% | Michael E. Bailey |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 107,52668.99% | Floyd Eugene Coates (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 147,19370.72% | Floyd Eugene Coates (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 120,58671.9% | Robert Walter Kilroy Douglas S. Boggs (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 137,01865.14% | Floyd Eugene Coates (head-to-head) Douglas S. Boggs (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 121,09467.07% | Floyd Eugene Coates (head-to-head) Stephen Arnold |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 136,57464.37% | George Meyer Jr. |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 99,72765.63% | Frank I. Hamilton Jr. |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 136,056100% | — |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 117,64871.07% | Sampson Cox |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 122,69862.91% | W J Johnson |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 104,59962.5% | Richard B Wathen |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 102,70754.42% | Zimri M Garton |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 89,39253.83% | John W Lewis |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 74,93954.41% | R P Wilson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000114) and Wikidata (Q984174). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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