Tom Delay

U.S. Representative
Born
April 8, 1947
Current age
79
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1984–2004
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Delay1.2M
Opponents635,000
10
Elections run

Between 1984 and 2004, Tom Delay ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Delay's biggest single-election total was 154,662 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Texas's District 22. Delay's closest win came in the 2004 U.S. House election in Texas's District 22, decided by 38,352 votes.

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How many votes has Tom Delay received?

Tom Delay has received 1,184,752 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Tom Delay’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. HouseTexasWon150,38655.16%Richard R. Morrison
Michael Fjetland

Tom Morrison
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon100,49963.17%Tim Riley
Gerald W. Jerry LaFleur

Joel West
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon154,66260.35%Jo Ann Matranga
Bob Schneider

Kent Probst
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon87,84065.2%Hill Kemp
Steve Grupe
1994U.S. HouseTexasWon120,30273.74%Scott Douglas Cunningham
Gregory D. Pepper
1992U.S. HouseTexasWon150,22168.9%Richard Konrad
1990U.S. HouseTexasWon93,42571.24%Bruce Director
1988U.S. HouseTexasWon125,73367.42%Wayne Walker
George Harper
1986U.S. HouseTexasWon76,45971.77%Susan Director
1984U.S. HouseTexasWon125,22565.31%Doug Williams
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000217) and Wikidata (Q180390). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Delay: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-delay. 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.