Peter A. DeFazio

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 27, 1947
Current age: 79
Home state: Oregon
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1986–2020

Career timeline

1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep

1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep

2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep 2020Rep

18-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

DeFazio3.3M

Opponents1.9M

Elections run

Between 1986 and 2020, Peter A. DeFazio ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning all 18. DeFazio's biggest single-election total was 275,143 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 4. DeFazio's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Oregon's District 4, decided by 15,902 votes.

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How many votes has Peter A. DeFazio received?

Peter A. DeFazio has received 3,347,524 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–0.

Election history

Peter A. DeFazio’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2020	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	240,95051.52%	Alek Skarlatos Daniel Hoffay
2018	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	208,71055.97%	Art Robinson (head-to-head) Mike Beilstein (head-to-head) Richard R Jacobson
2016	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	220,62855.49%	Art Robinson (head-to-head) Mike Beilstein (head-to-head) Gil Guthrie
2014	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	181,62458.55%	Art Robinson (head-to-head) Mike Beilstein (head-to-head) David L. Chester
2012	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	212,86659.11%	Art Robinson (head-to-head) Chuck Huntting
2010	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	162,41654.49%	Art Robinson (head-to-head) Mike Beilstein (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	275,14382.34%	Jaynee Germond Mike Beilstein (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	180,60762.23%	Jim Feldkamp (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	228,61160.98%	Jim Feldkamp (head-to-head) Jacob Boone Michael Paul Marsh
2002	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	168,15063.82%	Liz VanLeeuwen Chris Bigelow
2000	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	197,99868.03%	John Lindsey David G. Duemler (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	157,52470.12%	Steve J. Webb Karl G. Sorg
1996	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	177,27065.69%	John D. Newkirk (head-to-head) Tonie Nathan (head-to-head) William Bonville David G. Duemler (head-to-head) Allan Opus
1994	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	158,98166.76%	John D. Newkirk (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	199,37271.38%	Richard L. Schulz
1990	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	162,49485.82%	Tonie Nathan (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	108,48371.97%	Jim Howard
1986	U.S. HouseOregon	Won	105,69754.05%	Bruce Long

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000191) and Wikidata (Q1758507). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peter A. DeFazio: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peter-a-defazio. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified August 15, 2026.