Lynn Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
December 26, 1939
Current age
86
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1980–1990
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin1.7M
Opponents2.5M
6
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1990, Lynn Martin ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Martin's biggest single-election total was 1,135,628 votes, in the 1990 U.S. Senate election in Illinois. Martin's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 16, decided by 22,528 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Illinois, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 16, or all 1990 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Lynn Martin received?

Lynn Martin has received 1,706,969 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Lynn Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. SenateIllinoisLost1,135,62834.93%Paul Simon
1988U.S. HouseIllinoisWon128,36563.93%Steven E. Mahan
1986U.S. HouseIllinoisWon92,98266.86%Kenneth F. Bohnsack
1984U.S. HouseIllinoisWon127,68458.43%Carl R. Skip Schwerdtfeger (head-to-head)
1982U.S. HouseIllinoisWon89,40557.21%Carl R. Skip Schwerdtfeger (head-to-head)
1980U.S. HouseIllinoisWon132,90567.41%Douglas R. Aurand
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000195) and Wikidata (Q275753). 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.