Leonard L. Boswell
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 10, 1934
- Died
- August 17, 2018
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Iowa
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1996–2012
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boswell1.2M
Opponents1.1M
9
Elections run
Between 1996 and 2012, Leonard L. Boswell ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Boswell's biggest single-election total was 176,904 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 3. Boswell's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 3, decided by 4,019 votes.
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How many votes has Leonard L. Boswell received?
Leonard L. Boswell has received 1,247,014 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. HouseIowa | Lost | 168,63243.59% | Tom Latham Scott G. Batcher David Rosenfeld |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 122,14750.73% | Brad Zaun Rebecca Williamson |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 176,90456.4% | Kim Schmett Frank V. Forrestal |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 115,76951.9% | Jeff Lamberti Helen Meyers |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 168,00755.21% | Stan Thompson (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 115,36753.41% | Stan Thompson (head-to-head) Jeffrey M. Smith Edwin Fruit |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 156,32762.8% | Jay B. Marcus (head-to-head) Sue Atkinson Joe Seehusen (head-to-head) Jim Hennager |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 107,94756.89% | Larry McKibben Charles P. Connolly Joe Seehusen (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 115,91449.35% | Mike Mahaffey Jay B. Marcus (head-to-head) Edward T. Rusk Dick Kruse |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000652) and Wikidata (Q1610417). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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