Sheila Jackson Lee

U.S. Representative
Born
January 12, 1950
Died
July 19, 2024
Age at death
74
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2010–2022
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lee887,752
Opponents326,286
7
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2022, Sheila Jackson Lee ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Lee's biggest single-election total was 180,952 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Texas's District 18. Lee's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Texas's District 18, decided by 49,848 votes.

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How many votes has Sheila Jackson Lee received?

Sheila Jackson Lee has received 887,752 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Sheila Jackson Lee’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. HouseTexasWon110,51170.72%Carmen Maria Montiel
Vince Duncan (head-to-head)

Phil Kurtz
2020U.S. HouseTexasWon180,95273.29%Wendell Champion
Luke Spencer (head-to-head)

Vince Duncan (head-to-head)
2018U.S. HouseTexasWon138,70475.25%Ava Reynero Pate
Luke Spencer (head-to-head)

Vince Duncan (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon150,15773.5%Lori Bartley
Thomas Kleven
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon76,09771.78%Sean Seibert (head-to-head)
Vince Duncan (head-to-head)

Remington Alessi
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon146,22375.01%Sean Seibert (head-to-head)
Christopher Barber
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon85,10870.15%John Faulk
Mike Taylor
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000032) and Wikidata (Q461734). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sheila Jackson Lee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sheila-lee. 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.