Barbara Howe

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
1996–2018
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Howe53,440
Opponents2.5M
3
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2018, Barbara Howe ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 3. Howe's biggest single-election total was 36,963 votes, in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina.

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How many votes has Barbara Howe received?

Barbara Howe has received 53,440 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Barbara Howe’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost12,2843.6%David E. Price
Steve A. Loor
1998U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaLost36,9631.84%John Edwards
Lauch Faircloth
1996U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaLost4,1932%Richard Burr
Neil Grist Cashion Jr.

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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.