Biography
District: Indiana - 1st District
Political Highlights: no previous office,
Born: August 13, 1949; Gary, Ind.
Residence: Merrillville
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Wife, Joanne Royce; two children
Education: Indiana U., Northwest, B.S. 1970; U. of Notre Dame, J.D. 1973; Georgetown U., LL.M. 1982
Elected: 1984
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Defense - Chairman; Energy-Water - Vice Chairman)
Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 6th ranked House Democrat
Twitter: 14,855 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Joseph Grenchik (R)
James Willis (LIBERT)
Votes
147,035
59,986
943
%
70.7%
28.8%
0.5%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
William Costas (R)
James Willis (LIBERT)
Votes
86,983
30,395
660
%
73.4%
25.7%
0.6%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Owen Crumpacker (R)
Votes
138,251
41,076
%
77.1%
22.9%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
William Costas (R)
Votes
68,920
35,450
%
66.0%
34.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
David Vucich (R)
Votes
147,054
64,770
%
69.4%
30.6%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
John Larson (R)
Votes
68,612
52,920
%
56.5%
43.5%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Michael Petyo (R)
Michael Crass (LIBERT)
Votes
133,553
56,418
3,142
%
69.2%
29.2%
1.6%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Michael Petyo (R)
Michael Crass (LIBERT)
Votes
92,634
33,503
1,617
%
72.5%
26.2%
1.3%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Jack Reynolds (R)
Christopher Nelson (LIBERT)
Votes
148,683
56,200
2,907
%
71.6%
27.1%
1.4%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Mark Leyva (R)
Timothy Brennan (LIBERT)
Votes
90,443
41,909
2,759
%
66.9%
31.0%
2.0%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Mark Leyva (R)
Votes
178,406
82,858
%
68.3%
31.7%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Mark Leyva (R)
Charles Barman (I)
Votes
104,195
40,146
5,266
%
69.7%
26.8%
3.5%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Mark Leyva (R)
Jeff Duensing (LIBERT)
Votes
199,954
76,647
5,421
%
70.9%
27.2%
1.9%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Mark Leyva (R)
Jon Morris (LIBERT)
Votes
99,387
65,558
4,762
%
58.6%
38.6%
2.8%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Joel Phelps (R)
Votes
187,743
91,291
%
67.3%
32.7%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Visclosky (D)
Mark Leyva (R)
Donna Dunn (LIBERT)
Votes
86,579
51,000
4,714
%
60.8%
35.8%
3.3%
