Tom Tancredo, U.S. Representative

Tom Tancredo

U.S. Representative
Born
December 20, 1945
Current age
80
Home state
Colorado
Party
Constitution Party
On the ballot
1998–2010
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tancredo1.4M
Opponents1.7M
6
Elections run

Between 1998 and 2010, Tom Tancredo ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 1. Tancredo's biggest single-election total was 652,376 votes, in the 2010 governor election in Colorado. Tancredo's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 6, decided by 28,712 votes.

Browse every governor election in Colorado, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 6, or all 2010 governor races.

How many votes has Tom Tancredo received?

Tom Tancredo has received 1,435,595 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Tom Tancredo’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010GovernorColoradoLost652,37636.38%John W. Hickenlooper
Dan Maes
2006U.S. HouseColoradoWon158,80658.61%Bill Winter
Jack J. Woehr (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseColoradoWon212,77859.48%Joanna L. Conti
Jack J. Woehr (head-to-head)

Peter Shevchuk
2002U.S. HouseColoradoWon158,85166.88%Lance Wright
Adam D. Katz (head-to-head)
2000U.S. HouseColoradoWon141,41053.88%Kenneth A. Toltz
Adam D. Katz (head-to-head)

John Heckman
1998U.S. HouseColoradoWon111,37455.91%Henry L. Strauss
George E. Newman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000458) and Wikidata (Q159720). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Tancredo: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-tancredo. 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.