Barbara A. Mikulski
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 20, 1936
- Current age
- 90
- Home state
- Maryland
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–2010
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mikulski6.6M
Opponents3.6M
11
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2010, Barbara A. Mikulski ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), winning 10 and losing 1. Mikulski's biggest single-election total was 1,504,691 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Maryland. Mikulski's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 3, decided by 70,219 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Maryland, every U.S. House race in Maryland's District 3, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Barbara A. Mikulski received?
Barbara A. Mikulski has received 6,609,157 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 1,140,53162.19% | Eric Wargotz Kenniss Henry Richard Shawver James T. Lynch Jr. |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 1,504,69164.8% | E. J. Pipkin Maria Allwine Thomas Trump |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 1,062,81070.5% | Ross Z. Pierpont (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 1,307,61071.02% | Alan L. Keyes |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 675,22560.69% | Linda Chavez |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 133,18968.21% | Ross Z. Pierpont (head-to-head) Lawrence K. Freeman |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 110,04274.2% | H. Robert Scherr |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 102,29376.13% | Russell T. Schaffer |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 91,189100% | — |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 107,01474.59% | Samuel A. Culotta |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Lost | 374,56342.67% | Charles McC. Mathias Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000702) and Wikidata (Q261147). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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