Rod Chandler, U.S. Representative

Rod Chandler

U.S. Representative
Born
July 13, 1942
Current age
84
Home state
Washington
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1982–1992
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chandler1.6M
Opponents1.6M
6
Elections run

Between 1982 and 1992, Rod Chandler ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Chandler's biggest single-election total was 1,020,829 votes, in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Washington. Chandler's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Washington's District 8, decided by 19,385 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Washington, every U.S. House race in Washington's District 8, or all 1992 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Rod Chandler received?

Rod Chandler has received 1,626,018 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Rod Chandler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1992U.S. SenateWashingtonLost1,020,82946.01%Patty Murray
1990U.S. HouseWashingtonWon96,32356.21%David E. Giles (head-to-head)
1988U.S. HouseWashingtonWon174,94270.87%Jim Kean
1986U.S. HouseWashingtonWon107,82465.2%David E. Giles (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseWashingtonWon146,89162.44%Bob Lamson
1982U.S. HouseWashingtonWon79,20956.97%Beth Bland
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000293) and Wikidata (Q741383). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rod Chandler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rod-chandler. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.