Melvin L. Watt
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 26, 1945
- Current age
- 80
- Home state
- North Carolina
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1992–2012
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watt1.4M
Opponents643,662
11
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2012, Melvin L. Watt ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Watt's biggest single-election total was 247,591 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 12. Watt's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 12, decided by 20,235 votes.
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How many votes has Melvin L. Watt received?
Melvin L. Watt has received 1,419,535 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 247,59179.63% | Jack Brosch |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 103,49563.88% | Greg Dority Lon Cecil |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 215,90871.56% | Ty Cobb Jr. |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 71,34567.01% | Ada M. Fisher (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 154,90866.83% | Ada M. Fisher (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 98,82165.34% | Jeff Kish Carey Head |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 135,57064.82% | Chad Mitchell Anna Lyon |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 82,30555.96% | John Scott Keadle Michael G. Smith |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 124,67571.49% | Joseph A. Martino Jr. (head-to-head) Roger L. Kohn Walter Lewis |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 57,65565.8% | Joseph A. Martino Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 127,26270.38% | Barbara Gore Washington Curtis Wade Krumel |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000207) and Wikidata (Q983446). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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