0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.37,743
Opponents4.4M
5
Elections run
Between 1998 and 2010, Sam Houston Melton Jr. ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), losing all 5. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 12,289 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana.
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How many votes has Sam Houston Melton Jr. received?
Sam Houston Melton Jr. has received 37,743 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Lost | 3,7800.3% | David Vitter (head-to-head) Charlie Melancon Randall Todd Hayes Michael Karlton Brown Michael Lane Mike Spears Ernest D. Woolon R. A. Skip Galan (head-to-head) William R. McShan William Robert Bob Land Jr. Milton Gordon Thomas G. Tommy Lafargue |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Lost | 12,2890.66% | David Vitter (head-to-head) Christopher John John Kennedy Arthur A. Morrell Richard M. Fontanesi R. A. Skip Galan (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Lost | 4,5951.29% | Rodney Alexander Lee Fletcher Clyde C. Holloway Robert J. Barham Jack Wright Vinson Mouser |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Lost | 7,1864% | John Cooksey Roger Beall Raymond A. ______Chuck____ Dumas |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Lost | 9,8931.02% | John B. Breaux Jim Donelon Raymond Brown Darryl Paul Ward L. D. Nota Knox Sr. Jeffrey H. Diket Martin A. Rosenthal |
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