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 [ 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 [ 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%
