Robert H. Michel
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 2, 1923
- Died
- February 17, 2017
- Age at death
- 93
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1956–1992
18-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Michel1.8M
Opponents1.2M
18
Elections run
Between 1956 and 1992, Robert H. Michel ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning all 18. Michel's biggest single-election total was 156,533 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 18. Michel's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 18, decided by 6,125 votes.
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How many votes has Robert H. Michel received?
Robert H. Michel has received 1,773,737 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 156,53357.77% | Ronald C. Hawkins |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 105,69398.44% | Alan J. Port |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 114,45854.71% | G. Douglas Stephens (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 94,30862.61% | Jim Dawson |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 136,18361.04% | Gerald A. Bradley |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 97,40651.62% | G. Douglas Stephens (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 125,56162.15% | John L. Knuppel |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 85,97365.87% | Virgil R. Grunkmeyer |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 108,02857.73% | Matthew Ryan |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 71,68154.76% | Stephen L Nordvall |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 84,86466.06% | Rosa Lee Fox |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 106,12260.89% | Charles C Hatcher |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 80,29358.44% | Thomas Cassidy V |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 91,17353.99% | Edward P Kohlbacher |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 75,95761.19% | Francis D Nash |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 94,38859.26% | Richard A Estep |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 57,92959.48% | James W McGee |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 87,18758.8% | A B Allen |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000692) and Wikidata (Q3435918). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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