Robert Jones
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 12, 1912
- Died
- January 3, 1997
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1948–1974
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jones833,183
Opponents2.6M
11
Elections run
Between 1948 and 1974, Robert Jones ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Jones's biggest single-election total was 258,674 votes, in the 1962 U.S. House election in Alabama's at-large district. Jones's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 8, decided by 16,550 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 5, every U.S. House race in Alabama's District 8, or every U.S. House race in Alabama's at-large district.
How many votes has Robert Jones received?
Robert Jones has received 833,183 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 56,37599.99% | R T Blackwell T A Parnell William J Park Thomas Lee Harris (head-to-head) Joel McGraw A B Vanarsdale |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 101,30374.19% | Digter J Schrader Shirley Irwin |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 76,41384.85% | Ken Hearn (head-to-head) Thornton Stanley Thomas Lee Harris (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 85,52876.06% | Ken Hearn (head-to-head) Charlie Burgess Richard Pella |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 65,98271.3% | Don Mayhall |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 258,6749.63% | George Huddleston Armistead Selden George Andrews George Grant Albert Rains Kenneth Roberts Carl Elliott John H Buchanan Tom Abernethy Evan Foreman W C Robinson |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 52,41179.16% | H O Williams (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 46,73080.07% | James G Fortney |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 29,41491.62% | Adin Batson |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 41,29387.34% | H O Williams (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 19,06088.36% | Harry J Frahn |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000248) and Wikidata (Q174690). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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