Ben Nighthorse Campbell
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- April 13, 1933
- Died
- December 30, 2025
- Age at death
- 92
- Home state
- Colorado
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1986–1998
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Campbell2.0M
Opponents1.4M
5
Elections run
Between 1986 and 1998, Ben Nighthorse Campbell ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Campbell's biggest single-election total was 829,370 votes, in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in Colorado. Campbell's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 3, decided by 6,845 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Colorado, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 3, or all 1998 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Ben Nighthorse Campbell received?
Ben Nighthorse Campbell has received 2,022,219 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | U.S. SenateColorado | Won | 829,37062.49% | Dottie Lamm David S. Segal Kevin Swanson Jeffrey Peckman John Heckman Gary Swing |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateColorado | Won | 803,72551.78% | Terry Considine Richard O. Grimes Matt Noah Dan Winters Hue Futch |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseColorado | Won | 124,48770.21% | Bob Ellis Howard E. Fields |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseColorado | Won | 169,28478.04% | Jim Zartman |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseColorado | Won | 95,35351.86% | Michael L. Mike Strang |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000077) and Wikidata (Q816576). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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