Les Aspin
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 21, 1938
- Died
- May 21, 1995
- Age at death
- 56
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–1992
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Aspin1.4M
Opponents749,572
12
Elections run
Between 1970 and 1992, Les Aspin ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Aspin's biggest single-election total was 158,552 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 1. Aspin's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 1, decided by 12,709 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 1 or all 1992 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Les Aspin received?
Les Aspin has received 1,360,368 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 147,49557.55% | Mark W. Neumann John Graf (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 93,96199.39% | — |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 158,55276.16% | Bernard J. Weaver |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 106,28874.26% | Iris Peterson John Graf (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 127,18456.21% | Peter N. Jansson (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 95,05561.01% | Peter N. Jansson (head-to-head) Arthur F. Jackson (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 126,22256.24% | Kathryn H. Canary Arthur F. Jackson (head-to-head) |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 77,14654.49% | William Watson Petrie III (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 136,16264.9% | William Watson Petrie III (head-to-head) Eugene R. Zimmerman |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 81,90270.49% | Henry Smith |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 122,97364.43% | Lynn E Stalbaum Charles J Fortner |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 87,42860.93% | Henry C Schadeburg |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000224) and Wikidata (Q1820456). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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