Samuel Gejdenson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 20, 1948
- Current age
- 78
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1980–2000
9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gejdenson1.1M
Opponents893,868
10
Elections run
Between 1980 and 2000, Samuel Gejdenson ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 9 and losing 1. Gejdenson's biggest single-election total was 143,326 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 2. Gejdenson's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 2, decided by 21 votes.
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How many votes has Samuel Gejdenson received?
Samuel Gejdenson has received 1,109,746 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Lost | 111,52049.37% | Rob Simmons |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 99,56761.01% | Gary M. Koval Dianne G. Ondusko Paul W. Cook |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 79,18842.56% | Edward W. Munster (head-to-head) David Bingham |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 123,29134.28% | Edward W. Munster (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 105,08559.7% | John M. Ragsdale |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 143,32663.62% | Glenn Carberry |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 109,22967.38% | Bud Mullen |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 124,11054.37% | Roberta F. Koontz Donald W. Wood (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 95,25455.77% | Tony Guglielmo (head-to-head) Donald W. Wood (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 119,17653.37% | Tony Guglielmo (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000120) and Wikidata (Q1249175). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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