Robert W. Kastenmeier
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 24, 1924
- Died
- March 20, 2015
- Age at death
- 91
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1990
16-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kastenmeier1.9M
Opponents1.3M
17
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1990, Robert W. Kastenmeier ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning 16 and losing 1. Kastenmeier's biggest single-election total was 159,987 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 2. Kastenmeier's closest win came in the 1958 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 2, decided by 6,261 votes.
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How many votes has Robert W. Kastenmeier received?
Robert W. Kastenmeier has received 1,931,539 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Lost | 85,15646.76% | Scott L. Klug |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 151,50158.5% | Ann J. Haney (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 106,91955.53% | Ann J. Haney (head-to-head) Syed Ameen |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 159,98763.65% | Albert Lee Wiley Jr. |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 112,67760.56% | Jim Johnson David Beito |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 142,03753.98% | James A. Wright (head-to-head) Leslie Graves Key |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 99,63157.67% | James A. Wright (head-to-head) Dick G. Fields |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 155,15865.59% | Elizabeth T. Miller |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 93,56164.77% | William Miller |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 148,13668.17% | Morley G Kelly Lavern Krohn (head-to-head) |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 102,87968.48% | Knute Anderson Lavern Krohn (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 107,80459.88% | Samuel P Murray |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 70,31158.03% | Henry Smith |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 108,14863.61% | Carl Kolata V |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 89,74052.47% | Ivan H Kindschi |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 119,88553.37% | Donald E Tewes (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 78,00952.09% | Donald E Tewes (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000020) and Wikidata (Q2157813). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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