LINCOLN
1834 - IL State House - WON
1836 - IL State House - WON
1838 - IL State House - WON
1840 - IL State House - WON
1846 - U.S. Congress (IL-7) - WON (served a single term and retired)
1858 - U.S. Senate (IL) - LOST (won the popular vote in a voter referendum, but Senators were appointed by the legislature and they narrowly chose Douglas)
1860 - President - WON
1864 - President - WON
REAGAN
1966 - Governor of California - WON
1970 - Governor of California - WON
1976 - President - LOST (but nearly deadlocked at the convention)
1980 - President - WON
1984 - President - WON
OBERWEIS
2002 - U.S. Senator (IL) - LOST
2004 - U.S. Senator (IL) - LOST
2005 - IL GOP Chairman - LOST
2006 - Governor (IL) - LOST
2005 - Kane Co. GOP Chairman - LOST
2008 - U.S. Congress (IL-14) Special Election - LOST
2008 - U.S. Congress (IL-14) Regular Election - LOST
2012 - IL State Senate (District 25) - WON
2014 - U.S. Senator (IL) - TBA
LONEGAN
1995 - Mayor of Bogota, NJ - WON
1997 - NJ State Senate (District 37) - LOST
1999 - Mayor of Bogota, NJ - WON
1998 - U.S. Congress (NJ-9) - LOST
2005 - NJ Governor - LOST
2009 - NJ Governor - LOST
2013 - U.S. Senator (NJ) - LOST
2014 - U.S. Congress (NJ-3) - LOST
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Oh well, I'm sure it all the fault of the evil liberal Republican establishment that the flawless Tea Party saviors lost half a dozen elections. We need to draft 'em in 2016. 7th time is the charm!
1858, I think what happened was that GOP candidates won the popular vote for the IL legislature but the rats kept the majority of seats in both chambers. So if the “evil” 17th amendment was in effect already, Lincoln would have won.
Hey at least this guy I’m arguing with likes Lincoln, unlike all those neo-confederates who think he’s worse than Hitler.