Richard A. Gephardt
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 31, 1941
- Current age
- 85
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1976–2002
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gephardt1.7M
Opponents843,216
13
Elections run
Between 1976 and 2002, Richard A. Gephardt ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Gephardt's biggest single-election total was 193,537 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 3. Gephardt's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 3, decided by 21,291 votes.
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How many votes has Richard A. Gephardt received?
Richard A. Gephardt has received 1,739,457 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 122,18159.06% | Catherine S. Enz Daniel Byington |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 147,22257.84% | William J. Federer (head-to-head) Mary Maroney Michael H. Crist (head-to-head) Anthony J. Windisch |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 98,28755.81% | William J. Federer (head-to-head) Michael H. Crist (head-to-head) Joseph C. Keller |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 137,30058.99% | Deborah Lynn Wheelehan Michael H. Crist (head-to-head) James E. Keersemaker |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 174,00064.01% | Mack Holekamp Robert Stockhausen |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 88,95056.8% | Malcolm L. Holekamp |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 150,20562.79% | Mark F. Hearne Lloyd Sloan |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 116,40368.97% | Roy Amelung |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 193,537100% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 131,56677.87% | Richard Foristel |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 143,13277.62% | Robert A. Cedarburg |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 121,56581.89% | Lee Buchschacher |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 115,10963.69% | Joseph L. Badaracco |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000132) and Wikidata (Q1209677). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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