Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative

Louie Gohmert

U.S. Representative
Born
August 18, 1953
Current age
72
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2004–2020
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gohmert1.5M
Opponents509,327
9
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2020, Louie Gohmert ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Gohmert's biggest single-election total was 219,726 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1. Gohmert's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1, decided by 57,796 votes.

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How many votes has Louie Gohmert received?

Louie Gohmert has received 1,453,308 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Louie Gohmert’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. HouseTexasWon219,72672.58%Hank Gilbert
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon168,16572.26%Shirley J. McKellar (head-to-head)
Jeff Callaway
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon192,43473.9%Shirley J. McKellar (head-to-head)
Phil Gray
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon115,08477.47%Shirley J. McKellar (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon178,32271.43%Shirley J. McKellar (head-to-head)
Clark Patterson
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon129,39889.73%Charles F. Parkes III
2008U.S. HouseTexasWon189,01287.58%Roger L. Owen (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseTexasWon104,09968.01%Roger L. Owen (head-to-head)
Donald Perkison
2004U.S. HouseTexasWon157,06861.47%Max Sandlin
Dean L. Tucker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000552) and Wikidata (Q532647). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.