Electoral history of John Dingell

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.

! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % !
 * + Michigan's 15th congressional district: Results 1956–1962
 * 1956
 * |John Dingell
 * |111,827
 * |77%
 * |Larry Middleton
 * |33,973
 * |23%
 * |Roxann Higgs
 * |Prohibition
 * |206
 * |0%
 * 1958
 * |John Dingell
 * |79,216
 * |78%
 * |Austin Curtis
 * |21,414
 * |21%
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|Charles Aranoff
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|Socialist Labor
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|199
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|0%
 * |Estelle Tripp
 * |Prohibition
 * |98
 * |0%
 * 1960
 * |John Dingell
 * |111,671
 * |79%
 * |Robert Robbins
 * |28,532
 * |20%
 * |Hiram Coffman
 * |Prohibition
 * |207
 * |0%
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|Joseph Koss
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|Socialist Labor
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|114
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|0%
 * 1962
 * |John Dingell
 * |94,197
 * |83%
 * |Ernest Richard
 * |19,258
 * |17%
 * |Robert Robbins
 * |28,532
 * |20%
 * |Hiram Coffman
 * |Prohibition
 * |207
 * |0%
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|Joseph Koss
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|Socialist Labor
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|114
 * ! style="background:#DD051D; "|0%
 * 1962
 * |John Dingell
 * |94,197
 * |83%
 * |Ernest Richard
 * |19,258
 * |17%
 * |John Dingell
 * |94,197
 * |83%
 * |Ernest Richard
 * |19,258
 * |17%
 * |17%

! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! %
 * + Michigan's 16th congressional district: Results 1964–2000
 * 1964
 * |John Dingell
 * |112,763
 * |73%
 * |Monte Bona
 * |40,673
 * |26%
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Henry Austin
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Socialist Workers
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|189
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|0%
 * 1966
 * |John Dingell
 * |71,787
 * |63%
 * |John Dempsey
 * |42,738
 * |37%
 * 1968
 * |John Dingell
 * |105,690
 * |74%
 * |Monte Bona
 * |37,000
 * |26%
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Henry Austin
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Socialist Workers
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|369
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|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
 * align="right" |1,605
 * align="right" |1%
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Donald Bechler
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Socialist Workers
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right"|365
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right"|0%
 * Lewis Steinhardt
 * U.S. Labor
 * 232
 * 0%
 * 1976
 * |John Dingell
 * |121,682
 * |76%
 * |William Rostron
 * |36,378
 * |23%
 * |Buck Slayter
 * |American Independent
 * align="right" |1,009
 * align="right" |1%
 * |Samuel Hancock
 * |Libertarian
 * align="right" |484
 * align="right" |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%
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Susan Apstein
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|Socialist Workers
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|1,071
 * ! style="background:#aa0000; "|1%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300; "|Paul Scherrer
 * ! style="background:#FF3300; "|Workers League
 * ! style="background:#FF3300; "|450
 * ! style="background:#FF3300; "|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
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|Russell Leone
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|Workers Against Concessions
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|3,561
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|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
 * align="right" |4,048
 * align="right" |2%
 * |Jeff Hampton
 * |Libertarian
 * align="right" |1,842
 * align="right" |1%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Martin McLaughlin
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Workers League
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|1,842
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|1%
 * 1994
 * |John Dingell
 * |105,846
 * |59%
 * |Ken Larkin
 * |71,159
 * |40%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,968
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1%
 * 1996
 * |John Dingell
 * |136,854
 * |62%
 * |James Desana
 * |78,723
 * |36%
 * |Bruce Cain
 * |Libertarian
 * |3,155
 * |1%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,018
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|David Sole
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Workers World
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|842
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|0%
 * 1998
 * |John Dingell
 * |116,145
 * |67%
 * |William Morse
 * |54,121
 * |31%
 * |Edward Hlavac
 * |Libertarian
 * |3,064
 * |2%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,027
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|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%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|938
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|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
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|Russell Leone
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|Workers Against Concessions
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|3,561
 * ! style="background:#FF7796 "|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
 * align="right" |4,048
 * align="right" |2%
 * |Jeff Hampton
 * |Libertarian
 * align="right" |1,842
 * align="right" |1%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Martin McLaughlin
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Workers League
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|1,842
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|1%
 * 1994
 * |John Dingell
 * |105,846
 * |59%
 * |Ken Larkin
 * |71,159
 * |40%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,968
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1%
 * 1996
 * |John Dingell
 * |136,854
 * |62%
 * |James Desana
 * |78,723
 * |36%
 * |Bruce Cain
 * |Libertarian
 * |3,155
 * |1%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,018
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|David Sole
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Workers World
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|842
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|0%
 * 1998
 * |John Dingell
 * |116,145
 * |67%
 * |William Morse
 * |54,121
 * |31%
 * |Edward Hlavac
 * |Libertarian
 * |3,064
 * |2%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,027
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|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%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|938
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * align="right" |1,842
 * align="right" |1%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Martin McLaughlin
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Workers League
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|1,842
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|1%
 * 1994
 * |John Dingell
 * |105,846
 * |59%
 * |Ken Larkin
 * |71,159
 * |40%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,968
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1%
 * 1996
 * |John Dingell
 * |136,854
 * |62%
 * |James Desana
 * |78,723
 * |36%
 * |Bruce Cain
 * |Libertarian
 * |3,155
 * |1%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,018
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|David Sole
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|Workers World
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|842
 * ! style="background:#FF3300 "|0%
 * 1998
 * |John Dingell
 * |116,145
 * |67%
 * |William Morse
 * |54,121
 * |31%
 * |Edward Hlavac
 * |Libertarian
 * |3,064
 * |2%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,027
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|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%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|938
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * |3,064
 * |2%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|1,027
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|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%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|938
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * |2,814
 * |1%
 * |Ken Larkin
 * |U.S. Taxpayers
 * |2,154
 * |1%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Noha Hamze
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|Natural Law
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|938
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|938
 * ! style="background:#00bfff; "|0%

! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! %
 * + Michigan's 15th congressional district: Results 2002–2010
 * 2002
 * |John Dingell
 * |136,518
 * |72%
 * |	Martin Kaltenbach
 * |48,626
 * |26%
 * |Gregory Stempfle
 * |Libertarian
 * align="right" |3,919
 * align="right" |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
 * align="right" |1,818
 * align="right" |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%
 * |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%
 * |Kerry Morgan
 * |Libertarian
 * |1,969
 * |1%
 * |Matthew Furman
 * |U.S. Taxpayers
 * |1,821
 * |1%
 * |1%

! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % !
 * + Michigan's 12th congressional district: 2012 Results
 * 2012
 * |John Dingell
 * |216,884
 * |68%
 * |Cynthia Kallgren
 * |92,472
 * |29%
 * |Richard Secula
 * |Libertarian
 * |9,867
 * |3%
 * |Richard Secula
 * |Libertarian
 * |9,867
 * |3%