Mike Lowry
★ Governor
- Born
- March 8, 1939
- Died
- May 1, 2017
- Age at death
- 78
- Home state
- Washington
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1978–1992
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lowry2.7M
Opponents2.3M
7
Elections run
Between 1978 and 1992, Mike Lowry ran in 7 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 6 and losing 1. Lowry's biggest single-election total was 1,184,315 votes, in the 1992 governor election in Washington. Lowry's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Washington's District 7, decided by 8,398 votes.
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How many votes has Mike Lowry received?
Mike Lowry has received 2,693,986 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | GovernorWashington | Won | 1,184,31552.16% | Ken Eikenberry |
| 1988 | U.S. SenateWashington | Lost | 904,18348.91% | Slade Gorton |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseWashington | Won | 124,31772.64% | Don McDonald |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseWashington | Won | 174,56070.43% | Robert O. Dorse (head-to-head) Mark Manning |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseWashington | Won | 126,31370.93% | Robert O. Dorse (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseWashington | Won | 112,84857.26% | Ron Dunlap |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseWashington | Won | 67,45053.32% | John E. Cunningham |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000486) and Wikidata (Q880280). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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