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Information on Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle
Notable Facts
Served as Vice President of the United States (Under President George H. W. Bush) from 1989-1993
Offices
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U.S. House
District 4
In office
Jan 3, 1977 to Jan 3, 1981
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Ran For Other Office
U.S. Senate
Class 3
In office
Jan 3, 1981 to Jan 3, 1989
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Assumed Other Office
Dan Quayle spent 12 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.
Elections
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1976–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1976
54.37%
Dan Quayle
*
, Republican, 107,762 votes
44.59%
John Edward Roush
(i)
, Democratic, 88,361 votes
1.04%
Gail E. Gran
, American, 2,060 votes
Out of
198,183
votes casts, the margin of victory was
19,401
(9.78%)
1978–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1978
64.36%
Dan Quayle
(i)*
, Republican, 80,527 votes
33.76%
John D. Walda
, Democratic, 42,238 votes
1.88%
Terry Eugene Hively
, American Independent, 2,352 votes
Out of
125,117
votes casts, the margin of victory was
38,289
(30.60%)
1980–U.S. Senate (Class 3)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1980
53.79%
Dan Quayle
*
, Republican, 1,182,414 votes
46.21%
Birch E. Bayh, II
(i)
, Democratic, 1,015,962 votes
Out of
2,198,376
votes casts, the margin of victory was
166,452
(7.58%)
1986–U.S. Senate (Class 3)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1986
60.57%
Dan Quayle
(i)*
, Republican, 936,143 votes
38.51%
Jill Long (Thompson)
, Democratic, 595,192 votes
0.54%
Bradford L. Warren
, Libertarian, 8,314 votes
0.38%
Rockland R. Snyder
, American, 5,914 votes
Out of
1,545,563
votes casts, the margin of victory was
340,951
(22.06%)
In the 4 races for which we have results, Dan Quayle had a record of 4-0. That includes a record of 4-0 in 4 general elections.