The Clinton family
Arkansas · New York · President · Senate · Governor
Combined career popular votes
167,485,189
Combined electoral votes
976
Members on the ballot
2
Combined W–L
9–2
Years on the ballot
1978–2016
Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas before serving two terms as the 42nd president. Hillary Clinton went on to her own national career: U.S. senator from New York, secretary of state, and the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. Between them the Clintons drew votes on a scale almost no single politician matches.
| Member | Offices | Years | Career popular votes | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonD | President · Governor | 1978–1996 | 94,875,937 | 7–1 |
| Hillary ClintonD | President · Senate | 2000–2016 | 72,609,252 | 2–1 |
How this is measured
Combined career popular votes are summed across the 2 family members we track, each counted once across every presidential, U.S. Senate, governor, and U.S. House election in our data. Family membership is hand-curated and verified against primary sources, never matched by surname alone, so unrelated namesakes are never folded in. A vote for a presidential ticket counts for both the president and the vice-presidential candidate, matching how each profile reports its own totals.