Robin Beard
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 21, 1939
- Died
- June 16, 2007
- Age at death
- 67
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1972–1982
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Beard993,313
Opponents1.0M
6
Elections run
Between 1972 and 1982, Robin Beard ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Beard's biggest single-election total was 479,642 votes, in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee. Beard's closest win came in the 1972 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 6, decided by 17,009 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 6, or all 1982 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Robin Beard received?
Robin Beard has received 993,313 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Lost | 479,64238.07% | James R. Sasser |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 127,94599.56% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 114,63074.63% | C. Ronald Arline |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 116,90564.45% | Ross Bass |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 76,92856.67% | Tim Schaeffer Smith |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 77,26355.28% | N. N. Anderson W G Doss |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000280) and Wikidata (Q963419). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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