Al Gore
★ Vice President
- Born
- March 31, 1948
- Current age
- 78
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 8 years in the U.S. House, 7 years in the U.S. Senate
- On the ballot
- 1976–2000
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gore145.3M
Opponents160.4M
Total Electoral Votes
Gore1,015
Opponents598
9
Elections run
As a running mate, Gore is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1976 and 2000, Al Gore ran in 9 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 8 and losing 1. Gore's biggest single-election total was 50,999,897 votes, in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Gore's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 4, decided by 101,658 votes.
Browse every U.S. presidential election, every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, or every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 6.
How many votes has Al Gore received?
Al Gore has received 145,308,186 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1, plus 1,015 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Presidentwith Joe Lieberman | Lost | 50,999,897 (48.4%)266 EV | George W. Bush Ralph Nader |
| 1996 | Vice Presidentwith Bill Clinton | Won | 47,401,185 (49.2%)379 EV | Bob Dole Ross Perot (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | Vice Presidentwith Bill Clinton | Won | 44,909,806 (43%)370 EV | George H. W. Bush Ross Perot (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 530,89867.72% | William R. Hawkins Bill Jacox Charles Gordon Vick |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 1,000,60760.72% | Victor Ashe Ed McAteer Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 104,09499.99% | — |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 137,61279.28% | James Beau Seigneur |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 108,69599.99% | — |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 115,39294.03% | William H. McGlamery |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000321) and Wikidata (Q19673). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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