William L. Bill Dickinson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 5, 1925
- Died
- March 31, 2008
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1964–1990
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dickinson1.1M
Opponents745,501
14
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1990, William L. Bill Dickinson ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Dickinson's biggest single-election total was 120,408 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 2. Dickinson's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Alabama's District 2, decided by 1,386 votes.
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How many votes has William L. Bill Dickinson received?
William L. Bill Dickinson has received 1,134,240 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 87,64951.28% | Faye Baggiano |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 120,40894.17% | Joel Brooke King |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 115,30266.7% | Mercer Stone |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 118,15360.34% | Larry Lee Frank Tipler III |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 83,29050.42% | Billy Joe Camp |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 104,79660.59% | Cecil Wyatt Adam Hand Jerome B. Couch |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 57,92454% | Wendell Mitchell |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 90,06957.6% | J. Carole Keahey |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 54,08966.11% | Clair Chisler |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 80,36254.85% | Ben C Reeves Richard Boone (head-to-head) Llewellyn B Garth |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 62,31661.36% | Jack Winfield J Q Smith |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 60,74355.36% | Robert F Whaley (head-to-head) Richard Boone (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 49,20354.65% | Robert F Whaley (head-to-head) |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseAlabama | Won | 49,93661.66% | George M Grant George Rivers |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000326) and Wikidata (Q254490). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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