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John Anderson

U.S. representative from Illinois (1961–1981)

Born
February 15, 1922
Terms in office
10
Elections in our data
42 won
Presidential runs
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Terms in office

OfficePartyFromTo
Representative, Illinois district 16 district history Republican 1979-01-151981-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 district history Republican 1977-01-041979-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 district history Republican 1975-01-141977-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1973-01-031975-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1971-01-211973-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1969-01-031971-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1967-01-101969-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1965-01-041967-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1963-01-091965-01-03
Representative, Illinois district 16 Republican 1961-01-031963-01-03

Election results

YearRaceStagePartyVotesShareResult
1980 U.S. House, Illinois District 24 General election REP 110,176 48.3% Lost
1978 U.S. House, Illinois District 24 General election REP 57,763 34.4% Lost
1978 U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General election REP 76,752 65.4% Won
1976 U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General election REP 114,324 67.9% Won

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Questions and answers

What offices has John Anderson held?

U.S. representative from Illinois (1961–1981).

When was John Anderson born?

February 15, 1922.

What was John Anderson's most recent election result?

Lost in the 1980 U.S. House general election in Illinois, with 48.3% of the vote.

Terms: congress-legislators (public domain). Election results since 1976: FiveThirtyEight.