Robert C. Bobby Scott
★ U.S. Representative● In office
- Born
- April 30, 1947
- Current age
- 79
- Home state
- Virginia
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Representative, Virginia (present)
- On the ballot
- 1986–2024
17-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scott2.7M
Opponents734,964
18
Elections run
Between 1986 and 2024, Robert C. Bobby Scott ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning 17 and losing 1. Scott's biggest single-election total was 259,199 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 3. Scott's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 3, decided by 33,676 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 3, every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 1, or all 2024 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Robert C. Bobby Scott received?
Robert C. Bobby Scott has received 2,741,951 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 219,92669.95% | John Sitka III |
| 2022 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 139,65967.19% | Terry T Namkung |
| 2020 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 233,32668.35% | John W Collick Jr. |
| 2018 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 198,61591.22% | — |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 208,33766.7% | M. L. Marty Williams |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 139,19794.43% | — |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 259,19981.27% | Dean J. Longo |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 114,75470.01% | C. L. Chuck Smith Jr. James J. Quigley John D. Kelly |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 239,91197.02% | — |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 133,54696.08% | — |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 159,37369.33% | Winsome E. Sears |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 87,52196.1% | — |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 137,52797.71% | — |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 48,12975.97% | Robert S. Bob Barnett |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 118,60382.12% | Elsie Goodwyn Holland |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 108,53279.44% | Thomas E. Tom Ward |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 132,43278.61% | Daniel Dan Jenkins |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Lost | 63,36443.98% | Herbert H. Herb Bateman |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000185) and Wikidata (Q888668). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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