Tom Petri
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 28, 1940
- Current age
- 86
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1980–2012
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Petri2.8M
Opponents1.0M
17
Elections run
Between 1980 and 2012, Tom Petri ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Petri's biggest single-election total was 238,620 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 6. Petri's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 6, decided by 15,643 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 6 or all 2012 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Tom Petri received?
Tom Petri has received 2,821,134 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 223,46062.12% | Joseph C. Kallas (head-to-head) |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 183,27170.66% | Joseph C. Kallas (head-to-head) |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 221,87563.71% | Roger A. Kittelson |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 201,36798.92% | — |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 238,62067.03% | Jef Hall Carol Ann Rittenhouse |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 169,83499.22% | — |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 179,20565.02% | Dan Flaherty |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 144,14492.6% | Timothy J. Farness (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 169,21373.03% | Al Lindskoog James Dean Timothy J. Farness (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 119,38499.5% | — |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 143,87552.87% | Peggy A. Lautenschlager |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 111,03699.53% | — |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 165,92374.24% | Joseph Garrett |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 124,32896.65% | John Richard Daggett |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 170,27175.83% | David L. Iaquinta |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 111,34865.01% | Gordon E. Loehr |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 143,98059.35% | Gary R. Goyke |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000265) and Wikidata (Q969776). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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