Max Sandlin

U.S. Representative
Born
September 29, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1996–2004
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sandlin484,307
Opponents471,235
5
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2004, Max Sandlin ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Sandlin's biggest single-election total was 118,157 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1. Sandlin's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1, decided by 9,592 votes.

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How many votes has Max Sandlin received?

Max Sandlin has received 484,307 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Max Sandlin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. HouseTexasLost96,28137.68%Louie Gohmert
Dean L. Tucker
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon86,38456.45%John Lawrence
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon118,15755.77%Noble Willingham
Ray Carr
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon80,78859.41%Dennis Boerner
1996U.S. HouseTexasWon102,69751.56%Ed Merritt
Margaret A. Palms
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000044) and Wikidata (Q1118577). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Max Sandlin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/max-sandlin. 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.