William J. Coyne

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 24, 1936
Died: November 3, 2013
Age at death: 77
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1980–2000

Career timeline

1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Coyne1.3M

Opponents473,279

Elections run

Between 1980 and 2000, William J. Coyne ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Coyne's biggest single-election total was 165,633 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 14. Coyne's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 14, decided by 30,610 votes.

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How many votes has William J. Coyne received?

William J. Coyne has received 1,329,639 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

William J. Coyne’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2000	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	147,533100%	—
1998	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	83,35560.52%	Bill Ravotti (head-to-head) Dorothy L. Kolis
1996	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	122,92260.68%	Bill Ravotti (head-to-head) Paul Scherrer (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	105,31064.13%	John Robert Clark (head-to-head) Edward L. Stewart Paul Scherrer (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	165,63372.32%	Byron W. King Joanne S. Kuniansky Paul Scherrer (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	77,63671.8%	Richard Edward Caligiuri (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	135,18178.64%	Richard Edward Caligiuri (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	104,72689.62%	Richard Edward Caligiuri (head-to-head) Mark Weddleton Thomas R. McIntyre Phyllis Gray
1984	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	163,81876.62%	John Robert Clark (head-to-head) Richard Edward Caligiuri (head-to-head) Alfred Duncan Jr.
1982	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	120,98074.87%	John Robert Clark (head-to-head) Richard Edward Caligiuri (head-to-head) William R. Kalman
1980	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	102,54568.54%	Stan Thomas Liz Hughes

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000846) and Wikidata (Q8013189). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William J. Coyne: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-j-coyne. 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.