Melvin Price
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 1, 1905
- Died
- April 22, 1988
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1944–1986
22-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Price2.2M
Opponents1.1M
22
Elections run
Between 1944 and 1986, Melvin Price ran in 22 U.S. House elections, winning all 22. Price's biggest single-election total was 144,743 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 24. Price's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 21, decided by 943 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 21, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 23, or every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 24.
How many votes has Melvin Price received?
Melvin Price has received 2,219,146 popular votes across 22 U.S. elections, with a career record of 22–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 65,72250.36% | Robert H. Gaffner (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 127,04660.16% | Robert H. Gaffner (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 89,50063.65% | Robert H. Gaffner (head-to-head) Sandra L. Climaco |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 107,78664.38% | Ronald L. Davinroy |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 74,24774.17% | Daniel J. Stack |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 128,11378.63% | Sam P. Drenovac |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 78,34780.49% | William P Randolph (head-to-head) |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 121,68275.06% | Robert Mays |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 88,63774.22% | William P Randolph (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 113,50771.32% | John S Guthrie (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 82,51371.48% | John S Guthrie (head-to-head) |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 144,74375.72% | G S Mirza |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 95,52273.75% | Herman Glaser |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 144,56072.22% | Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 94,23176.05% | Alex Chouinard |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 121,38168.21% | Waldo E Schellenger |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 90,48269.15% | D L Thomas |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 117,40864.8% | Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 78,81264.86% | Harvey G Jones |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 101,92769.5% | Russell H Classen |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 69,66950.73% | Larmon G Johnson (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 83,31150.82% | Larmon G Johnson (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000522) and Wikidata (Q5080900). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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