R. Lawrence Coughlin
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 11, 1929
- Died
- November 30, 2001
- Age at death
- 72
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1968–1990
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coughlin1.4M
Opponents842,976
12
Elections run
Between 1968 and 1990, R. Lawrence Coughlin ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Coughlin's biggest single-election total was 152,191 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 13. Coughlin's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 13, decided by 29,192 votes.
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How many votes has R. Lawrence Coughlin received?
R. Lawrence Coughlin has received 1,449,030 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 89,57760.3% | Bernard Tomkin (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 152,19166.57% | Bernard Tomkin (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 100,70158.52% | Joseph M. Hoeffel (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 133,94856.11% | Joseph M. Hoeffel (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 109,19864.3% | Martin J. Cunningham Jr. Nicholas Kydonieus |
| 1980 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 138,21269.95% | Pete Slawek Jon Houser |
| 1978 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 112,71170.51% | Alan Bendix Rubenstein |
| 1976 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 130,70563.41% | Gertrude Strick |
| 1974 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 98,98562.48% | Thos C Curry |
| 1972 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 139,08566.61% | Katherine L Camp |
| 1970 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 101,95358.34% | Frank R Romano John S Matthews (head-to-head) Anthony S Demeno |
| 1968 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 141,76462% | Robert D Gates John S Matthews (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000807) and Wikidata (Q6503945). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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