Al Gore
★ Vice President
- Born
- March 31, 1948
- Current age
- 78
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1984–2000
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gore144.8M
Opponents160.4M
Total Electoral Votes
Gore1,015
Opponents598
5
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 1984 and 2000, Al Gore ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 4 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 1990 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, decided by 297,195 votes.
Browse every U.S. presidential election, every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, or all 1990 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Al Gore received?
Al Gore has received 144,842,393 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1, 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 |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000321). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Al Gore: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/al-gore. Accessed [date].