Barack Obama
★ President
- Born
- August 4, 1961
- Current age
- 64
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- 2009–2017
- On the ballot
- 2004–2012
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Obama139.0M
Opponents125.4M
Total Electoral Votes
Obama697
Opponents379
3
Elections run
Between 2004 and 2012, Barack Obama ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning all 3. Obama's biggest single-election total was 69,498,516 votes, in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Obama's closest win came in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Illinois, decided by 2,206,766 votes.
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How many votes has Barack Obama received?
Barack Obama has received 139,011,767 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0, plus 697 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Presidentwith Joe Biden | Won | 65,915,795 (51.1%)332 EV | Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Jill Stein |
| 2008 | Presidentwith Joe Biden | Won | 69,498,516 (52.9%)365 EV | John McCain Ralph Nader Bob Barr |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 3,597,45669.97% | Alan L. Keyes Albert J. Franzen Jerry Kohn |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (O000167) and Wikidata (Q76). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Barack Obama: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/barack-obama. Accessed [date].