DemocratNot in office · last served 2014Last on a ballot: Nov 2012

John D. Dingell

John D. Dingell ran in 19 elections between 1976 and 2012, winning 19. Served in the U.S. House (MI-16, MI-15 and MI-12).

Last office: U.S. House, MI-12

Elections: 19; 1976–2012
Won: 19; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Dingell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, MI-16 U.S. House, MI-15 U.S. House, MI-12Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Dingell has run

Margin: how far Dingell finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2012	U.S. House, MI-12	General	Won	Cynthia Kallgren (R), Richard J. Secula (L)	67.9%	D+39.0	$1.4M
2010	U.S. House, MI-15	General	Won	Rob Steele (R), Aimee Smith (G), Kerry Lee Morgan (L)	56.8%	D+16.7	$2M
2008	U.S. House, MI-15	General	Won	John J. Lynch (R), Aimee Smith (G), Gregory Scott Stempfle (L)	70.7%	D+45.8	$2.7M
2006	U.S. House, MI-15	General	Won	Aimee Smith (G), Gregory Scott Stempfle (L), Robert F. Czak (CST)	88%	D+83.4	$1.6M
2004	U.S. House, MI-15	General	Won	Dawn Anne Reamer (R), Gregory Scott Stempfle (L), Mike Eller (CST)	70.9%	D+44.3	$1.5M
2002	U.S. House, MI-15	General	Won	Martin Kaltenbach (R), Gregory Scott Stempfle (L)	72.2%	D+46.5	$3.1M
2000	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	William Morse (R), Edward Andrew Hlavac (L), Ken Larkin (CST)	71%	D+44.4	$1.1M
1998	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	William Morse (R), Edward Andrew Hlavac (L), Noha F. Hamze (NLP)	66.6%	D+35.6	$1.2M
1996	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Jim DeSana (R), Bruce W. Cain (L), Noha F. Hamze (NLP)	62%	D+26.3	$1.5M
1994	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Ken Larkin (R), Noha F. Hamze (NLP)	59.1%	D+19.4	$966.9K
1992	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Frank Beaumont (R), Max J. Siegle (I), Jeff Hampton (L)	65.1%	D+33.7	$1.1M
1990	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Frank Beaumont (R), Roger Conant Pope (L)	66.6%	D+34.7	$843.6K
1988	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Russell W. Leone (I)	97.4%	D+94.8	$619.8K
1986	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Frank W. Grzywacki (R)	77.8%	D+55.6	$522.7K
1984	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Frank W. Grzywacki (R), Donald Kostyu (L)	63.7%	D+28.0	$366.5K
1982	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	David K. Haskins (R), Susan Apstein (SWP), Paul Scherrer (I)	73.7%	D+48.3	$231.1K
1980	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Pamella A. Seay (R), R. Scott Davidson (L), Ronald Lee Slote (AMI)	69.9%	D+41.7	$149.1K
1978	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	Melvin E. Heuer (R), Harry C. Hengy (AMI)	76.5%	D+54.5	—
1976	U.S. House, MI-16	General	Won	William E. Rostron (R), Slayter Buck Miller (AMI), Samuel S. Hancock (L)	75.9%	D+53.2	—

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Dingell has held

U.S. House, MI-12 · 2013–2014
U.S. House, MI-15 · 2003–2012
U.S. House, MI-16 · 1977–2002

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Dingell has run against

Cynthia Kallgren (R) · 2012 election, won
Rob Steele (R) · 2010 election, won
John J. Lynch (R) · 2008 election, won
Aimee Smith (G) · 2006 election, won
Dawn Anne Reamer (R) · 2004 election, won
Martin Kaltenbach (R) · 2002 election, won
William Morse (R) · 2000 election, won
Jim DeSana (R) · 1996 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)