Ted Poe, U.S. Representative

Ted Poe

U.S. Representative
Born
September 10, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2004–2016
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Poe965,854
Opponents442,284
7
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2016, Ted Poe ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Poe's biggest single-election total was 175,101 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Texas's District 2. Poe's closest win came in the 2004 U.S. House election in Texas's District 2, decided by 31,795 votes.

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How many votes has Ted Poe received?

Ted Poe has received 965,854 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Ted Poe’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. HouseTexasWon168,69260.63%Pat Bryan
James B. Veasaw (head-to-head)

Joshua Darr
2014U.S. HouseTexasWon101,93667.95%Niko Letsos
James B. Veasaw (head-to-head)

Mark A. Roberts (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseTexasWon159,66464.82%Jim Dougherty
Kenneth Duncan

Mark A. Roberts (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseTexasWon130,02088.61%David W. Smith
2008U.S. HouseTexasWon175,10188.92%Craig Wolfe
2006U.S. HouseTexasWon90,49065.64%Justo J. Perez
Gary E. Binderim
2004U.S. HouseTexasWon139,95155.53%Nick Lampson
Sandra Leigh Saulsbury
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000592) and Wikidata (Q532661). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ted Poe: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ted-poe. 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.