Margaret M. Heckler
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 21, 1931
- Died
- August 6, 2018
- Age at death
- 87
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1966–1982
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Heckler1.1M
Opponents514,848
9
Elections run
Between 1966 and 1982, Margaret M. Heckler ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Heckler's biggest single-election total was 176,604 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 10. Heckler's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 10, decided by 4,159 votes.
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How many votes has Margaret M. Heckler received?
Margaret M. Heckler has received 1,092,773 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Lost | 82,80440.47% | Barney Frank |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 131,79460.61% | Robert E. McCarthy |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 102,08061.14% | John J. Marino |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 176,60499.95% | — |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 99,99394.7% | Barry F Monahan |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 161,70899.96% | — |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 102,89557.04% | Bertram A Yaffe |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 138,22067.37% | Edmund Dinis |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 96,67551.1% | John H Harrington |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000440) and Wikidata (Q457633). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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