Peter J. Visclosky

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 13, 1949
Current age: 76
Home state: Indiana
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1984–2018

Career timeline

1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep

1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep

2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Rep

18-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Visclosky2.3M

Opponents1.0M

Elections run

Between 1984 and 2018, Peter J. Visclosky ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning all 18. Visclosky's biggest single-election total was 207,515 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1. Visclosky's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1, decided by 15,692 votes.

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How many votes has Peter J. Visclosky received?

Peter J. Visclosky has received 2,345,558 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–0.

Election history

Peter J. Visclosky’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2018	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	159,61165.09%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head)
2016	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	207,51581.51%	Donna T. Dunn (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	86,57960.85%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head) Donna T. Dunn (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	187,74367.28%	Joel Phelps
2010	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	99,38758.56%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head) Jon Morris
2008	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	199,95470.9%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head) Jeff Duensing
2006	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	104,19569.65%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head) Charles E. Barman
2004	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	178,40668.29%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	90,44366.94%	Mark J. Leyva (head-to-head) Timothy P. Brennan
2000	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	148,68371.55%	Jack Reynolds Christopher Nelson
1998	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	92,63472.51%	Michael Edward Petyo (head-to-head) Michael Crass (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	133,55369.16%	Michael Edward Petyo (head-to-head) Michael Crass (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	68,61256.46%	John Larson
1992	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	147,05469.42%	David J. Vucich
1990	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	68,92066.03%	William Bill Costas (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	138,25177.09%	Owen W. Cumpacker
1986	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	86,98373.44%	William Bill Costas (head-to-head) James Elliott Willis (head-to-head) Tracy E. Kyle
1984	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	147,03570.7%	Joseph B. Grenchik James Elliott Willis (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000108) and Wikidata (Q514660). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peter J. Visclosky: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peter-j-visclosky. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.