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List of elections featuring John Dingell as a candidate
Representative John Dingell, 2011
This is the electoral history of John Dingell , a former Democratic Representative from Detroit who represented the 15th and 16th districts. Dingell was first elected in a 1955 special election to replace his late father, and was re-elected in every subsequent election until his retirement in 2014. He was the longest serving member of the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Congress overall.
Michigan's 16th congressional district : Results 1964–2000[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Year
Democrat
Votes
%
Republican
Votes
%
Third Party
Party
Votes
%
Third Party
Party
Votes
%
Third Party
Party
Votes
%
1964
John Dingell
112,763
73%
Monte Bona
40,673
26%
Henry Austin
Socialist Workers
189
0%
1966
John Dingell
71,787
63%
John Dempsey
42,738
37%
1968
John Dingell
105,690
74%
Monte Bona
37,000
26%
Henry Austin
Socialist Workers
369
0%
1970
John Dingell
90,540
79%
William Rostrom
23,867
21%
1972
John Dingell
110,715
68%
William Rostrom
48,414
30%
Peter Gayner
American Independent
3,554
2%
1974
John Dingell
95,834
78%
Wallace English
25,248
20%
Virginia Crawford
American Independent
1,605
1%
Donald Bechler
Socialist Workers
365
0%
Lewis Steinhardt
U.S. Labor
232
0%
1976
John Dingell
121,682
76%
William Rostron
36,378
23%
Buck Slayter
American Independent
1,009
1%
Samuel Hancock
Libertarian
484
0%
Susan Dalto
U.S. Labor
463
0%
1978
John Dingell
93,387
70%
Melvin Heuer
26,827
22%
Harry Hengy
American Independent
1,889
2%
1980
John Dingell
105,844
70%
Pamella Seay
42,735
28%
R. Scott Davidson
Libertarian
1,810
1%
Ronald Slote
American Independent
1,069
1%
1982
John Dingell
114,006
74%
David Haskins
39,227
25%
Susan Apstein
Socialist Workers
1,071
1%
Paul Scherrer
Workers League
450
0%
1984
John Dingell
121,463
64%
Frank Grzywacki
68,116
36%
Donald Kostyu
Libertarian
1,042
1%
1986
John Dingell
101,659
78%
Frank Grzywacki
28,971
22%
1988
John Dingell
132,775
97%
No candidate
Russell Leone
Workers Against Concessions
3,561
3%
1990
John Dingell
88,962
67%
William Morse
42,469
32%
Roger Pope
Libertarian
2,019
2%
1992
John Dingell
156,964
65%
Frank Beaumont
75,694
31%
Max Siegle
Tisch Independent Citizens
4,048
2%
Jeff Hampton
Libertarian
1,842
1%
Martin McLaughlin
Workers League
1,842
1%
1994
John Dingell
105,846
59%
Ken Larkin
71,159
40%
Noha Hamze
Natural Law
1,968
1%
1996
John Dingell
136,854
62%
James Desana
78,723
36%
Bruce Cain
Libertarian
3,155
1%
Noha Hamze
Natural Law
1,018
0%
David Sole
Workers World
842
0%
1998
John Dingell
116,145
67%
William Morse
54,121
31%
Edward Hlavac
Libertarian
3,064
2%
Noha Hamze
Natural Law
1,027
1%
2000
John Dingell
167,142
71%
William Morse
62,469
27%
Edward Hlavac
Libertarian
2,814
1%
Ken Larkin
U.S. Taxpayers
2,154
1%
Noha Hamze
Natural Law
938
0%
Michigan's 15th congressional district : Results 2002–2010[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Year
Democrat
Votes
%
Republican
Votes
%
Third Party
Party
Votes
%
Third Party
Party
Votes
%
Third Party
Party
Votes
%
2002
John Dingell
136,518
72%
Martin Kaltenbach
48,626
26%
Gregory Stempfle
Libertarian
3,919
2%
2004
John Dingell
218,409
71%
Dawn Reamer
81,828
27%
Gregory Stempfle
Libertarian
3,400
1%
Mike Eller
U.S. Taxpayers
2,508
1%
Jerome White
NPA
1,818
1%
2006
John Dingell
181,946
88%
No candidate
Aimee Smith
Green
9,447
5%
Gregory Stempfle
Libertarian
8,410
4%
Robert Czak
U.S. Taxpayers
7,064
3%
2008
John Dingell
231,784
71%
John Lynch
81,802
25%
Aimee Smith
Green
7,082
2%
Gregory Stempfle
Libertarian
4,002
1%
James Wagner
U.S. Taxpayers
3,157
1%
2010
John Dingell
116,293
57%
Rob Steele
71,108
40%
Aimee Smith
Green
2,686
1%
Kerry Morgan
Libertarian
1,969
1%
Matthew Furman
U.S. Taxpayers
1,821
1%