Lloyd Doggett

★ U.S. Representative● In office

Born: October 6, 1946
Current age: 79
Home state: Texas
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Representative, Texas (present)
On the ballot: 1984–2024

Career timeline

1984Sen 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep

2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep

2018Rep 2020Rep 2022Rep 2024Rep

15-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Doggett4.4M

Opponents4.1M

Elections run

Between 1984 and 2024, Lloyd Doggett ran in 16 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), winning 15 and losing 1. Doggett's biggest single-election total was 2,202,557 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Texas. Doggett's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Texas's District 25, decided by 15,118 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 37, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 35, or every U.S. House race in Texas's District 25.

How many votes has Lloyd Doggett received?

Lloyd Doggett has received 4,361,528 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–1.

Election history

Lloyd Doggett’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	252,98074.22%	Jenny Garcia Sharon (head-to-head) Girish Altekar
2022	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	219,35876.76%	Jenny Garcia Sharon (head-to-head) Clark Patterson (head-to-head) Sherri Lynn Taylor
2020	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	176,37365.37%	Jenny Garcia Sharon (head-to-head) Mark Loewe Jason Mata Sr.
2018	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	138,27871.25%	David Smalling Clark Patterson (head-to-head)
2016	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	124,61263.07%	Susan Narvaiz (head-to-head) Rhett Rosenquest Smith Scott Trimble
2014	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	60,12462.48%	Susan Narvaiz (head-to-head) Cory W. Bruner Kat Swift
2012	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	105,62663.95%	Susan Narvaiz (head-to-head) Ross Lynn Leone Meghan Owen
2010	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	99,96752.82%	Donna Campbell Jim Stutsman (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	191,75565.83%	George L. Morovich Jim Stutsman (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseTexas · Special	Won	109,91167.26%	Grant Rostig Barbara Cunningham Brian Parrett
2002	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	114,42884.37%	Michele Messina
2000	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	203,62884.55%	Michael Davis
1998	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	116,12785.21%	Vincent J. May
1996	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	132,06656.2%	Teresa Doggett Steve Klayman Gary Johnson
1994	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	113,73856.31%	Jo Baylor Jeff Hill Michael L. Brandes Jeff Davis
1984	U.S. SenateTexas	Lost	2,202,55741.45%	Phil Gramm

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000399) and Wikidata (Q363817). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lloyd Doggett: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lloyd-doggett. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.