William E. Bill Dannemeyer

U.S. Representative
Born
September 22, 1929
Died
July 9, 2019
Age at death
89
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1978–1990
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dannemeyer1.0M
Opponents388,257
7
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1990, William E. Bill Dannemeyer ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Dannemeyer's biggest single-election total was 175,788 votes, in the 1984 U.S. House election in California's District 39. Dannemeyer's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in California's District 39, decided by 48,269 votes.

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How many votes has William E. Bill Dannemeyer received?

William E. Bill Dannemeyer has received 1,007,527 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

William E. Bill Dannemeyer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon113,84965.34%Francis X. Frank Hoffman
Maxine Bell Quirk
1988U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon169,36073.84%Don E. Marquis
Lee Connelly
1986U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon131,60374.46%David D. Vest
Frank Boeheim (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon175,78876.21%Robert E. Ward
1982U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon129,53972.22%Frank G. Verges
Frank Boeheim (head-to-head)
1980U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon175,22876.27%Leonard L. Lahtinen
1978U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon112,16063.71%William E. Bill Farris
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000044) and Wikidata (Q2578546). 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.