Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor
Born
July 30, 1947
Current age
78
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2003–2006

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schwarzenegger9.1M
Opponents7.3M
2
Elections run

Between 2003 and 2006, Arnold Schwarzenegger ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Schwarzenegger's biggest single-election total was 4,850,157 votes, in the 2006 governor election in California.

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How many votes has Arnold Schwarzenegger received?

Arnold Schwarzenegger has received 9,056,441 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006GovernorCaliforniaWon4,850,15755.88%Phil Angelides
2003GovernorCalifornia · RecallWon4,206,28448.6%Cruz Bustamante
Tom McClintock
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q2685). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Arnold Schwarzenegger: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/arnold-schwarzenegger. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.