Leonard Blanton
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 10, 1930
- Died
- November 22, 1996
- Age at death
- 66
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1966–1970
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Blanton209,880
Opponents114,586
3
Elections run
Between 1966 and 1970, Leonard Blanton ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Blanton's biggest single-election total was 83,904 votes, in the 1970 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7. Blanton's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7, decided by 1,965 votes.
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How many votes has Leonard Blanton received?
Leonard Blanton has received 209,880 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 83,90474.22% | W G Doss |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 80,89366.11% | Williams |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 45,08350.61% | Julius Hurst L B Winfield |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000548) and Wikidata (Q885000). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Leonard Blanton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/leonard-blanton. Accessed [date].