Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr.

U.S. Representative
Born
January 28, 1932
Died
November 16, 2023
Age at death
91
Home state
Virginia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1980–1998
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.1.4M
Opponents419,584
10
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1998, Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr. ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 211,618 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 7. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 3, decided by 28,982 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 7, every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 3, or all 1998 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr. received?

Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr. has received 1,353,690 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Thomas J. Tom Bliley Jr.’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1998U.S. HouseVirginiaWon77,04478.71%Bradley E. Evans (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseVirginiaWon189,64475.11%Roderic H. Slayton
Bradley E. Evans (head-to-head)
1994U.S. HouseVirginiaWon176,94184%Gerald E. Laser Berg (head-to-head)
1992U.S. HouseVirginiaWon211,61882.87%Gerald E. Laser Berg (head-to-head)
1990U.S. HouseVirginiaWon77,12565.27%James A. Jay Starke Jr.
Rose L. Simpson
1988U.S. HouseVirginiaWon187,35499.71%
1986U.S. HouseVirginiaWon74,52567.03%Kenneth E. Powell
J. Stephen Hodges
1984U.S. HouseVirginiaWon169,98785.61%Roger L. Coffey
1982U.S. HouseVirginiaWon92,92859.23%John A. Waldrop Jr.
1980U.S. HouseVirginiaWon96,52451.64%John A. Mapp
Howard H. Carwile

James B. Turney
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000556) and Wikidata (Q2424940). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.