Paul Simon
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 29, 1928
- Died
- December 9, 2003
- Age at death
- 75
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–1990
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Simon5.1M
Opponents3.9M
7
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1990, Paul Simon ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 7. Simon's biggest single-election total was 2,397,165 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Illinois. Simon's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 24, decided by 1,958 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Illinois, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 22, or every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 24.
How many votes has Paul Simon received?
Paul Simon has received 5,119,428 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,115,37765.07% | Lynn Martin |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,397,16550.07% | Charles H. Percy Steven I. Givot Marjorie H. Pries Nelson Gonzalez Ishmael Flory |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 123,69366.16% | Peter G. Prineas (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 112,13449.12% | John B. Anderson (head-to-head) James H. Barrett |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 110,29865.63% | John B. Anderson (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 152,34467.38% | Peter G. Prineas (head-to-head) |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 108,41759.55% | Val Oshel |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000423) and Wikidata (Q712134). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Paul Simon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/paul-simon. Accessed [date].