Sam M. Gibbons
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 20, 1920
- Died
- October 10, 2012
- Age at death
- 92
- Home state
- Florida
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1962–1994
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gibbons1.1M
Opponents558,363
17
Elections run
Between 1962 and 1994, Sam M. Gibbons ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Gibbons's biggest single-election total was 132,529 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Florida's District 7. Gibbons's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Florida's District 11, decided by 4,692 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Florida's District 11, every U.S. House race in Florida's District 7, or every U.S. House race in Florida's District 6.
How many votes has Sam M. Gibbons received?
Sam M. Gibbons has received 1,115,315 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 76,82151.57% | Mark Sharpe (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 100,98452.77% | Mark Sharpe (head-to-head) Joe De Minico |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 99,46467.56% | Charles D. Prout |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 100,43058.83% | Michael N. Kavouklis |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 85,33174.22% | Ken Ayers |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 132,52971.77% | Charles P. Chuck Jones |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 102,73965.72% | Dusty Owens |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | — | — |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 91,93167.96% | Robert A Carter (head-to-head) |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 78,83272.27% | Robert A Carter (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 84,19361.98% | Paul A Saad J Asakiah Williams |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 50,77299.8% | — |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 69,86099.57% | — |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 41,42670.64% | Victor A Rule |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000153) and Wikidata (Q518609). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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