Les Aucoin, U.S. Representative

Les Aucoin

U.S. Representative
Born
October 21, 1942
Current age
83
Home state
Oregon
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1974–1992

Photo: Susan AuCoin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Aucoin2.0M
Opponents1.6M
10
Elections run

Between 1974 and 1992, Les Aucoin ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 9 and losing 1. Aucoin's biggest single-election total was 639,851 votes, in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Oregon. Aucoin's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 1, decided by 16,146 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Oregon, every U.S. House race in Oregon's District 1, or all 1992 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Les Aucoin received?

Les Aucoin has received 2,000,385 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.

Election history

Les Aucoin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. SenateOregonLost639,85146.5%Bob Packwood
1990U.S. HouseOregonWon150,29263.08%Earl Molander (head-to-head)
Rick Livingston
1988U.S. HouseOregonWon179,91569.57%Earl Molander (head-to-head)
1986U.S. HouseOregonWon141,58561.69%Anthony Meeker
1984U.S. HouseOregonWon138,39353.09%Bill Moshofsky (head-to-head)
1982U.S. HouseOregonWon118,63853.83%Bill Moshofsky (head-to-head)
1980U.S. HouseOregonWon203,53265.95%Lynn Engdahl
1978U.S. HouseOregonWon158,70662.88%Nick Bunick
1976U.S. HouseOregonWon154,84458.65%Phil Bladine
1974U.S. HouseOregonWon114,62956.03%Diarmuid Oscannlain
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000337) and Wikidata (Q1798732). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Les Aucoin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/les-aucoin. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.