Ronald V. Dellums
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 24, 1935
- Died
- July 30, 2018
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–1996
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dellums1.8M
Opponents1.1M
14
Elections run
Between 1970 and 1996, Ronald V. Dellums ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Dellums's biggest single-election total was 164,265 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in California's District 9. Dellums's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in California's District 8, decided by 24,343 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 9, every U.S. House race in California's District 8, or every U.S. House race in California's District 7.
How many votes has Ronald V. Dellums received?
Ronald V. Dellums has received 1,756,097 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 154,80677.03% | Deborah Wright (head-to-head) Tom Condit (head-to-head) Jack Forem |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 129,23372.25% | Deborah Wright (head-to-head) Emma Wong Mar |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 164,26571.9% | G. William Billy Hunter David A. Linn |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 119,64561.3% | Barbara Galewski |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 163,22166.57% | John J. Cuddihy Jr. Tom Condit (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 121,79060.01% | Stevem Eigenberg Lawrence R. Manuel |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 144,31660.33% | Charles Connor |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 121,53755.95% | Claude B. Hutchison Jr. |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 108,38055.46% | Charles V. Hughes (head-to-head) Tod Mikuriya |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 94,82457.36% | Charles V. Hughes (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 122,34262.12% | Philip Stiles Breck Jr. Robert Bob Evans |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 95,04156.64% | Jack Redden E W Holland |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 126,91355.9% | Peter Hannaford Frank Cortese V |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 89,78457.32% | Vernon Dennis Healy Sarah Scahill |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000222) and Wikidata (Q1870154). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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