Beto O'Rourke
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 26, 1972
- Current age
- 53
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 2012–2022
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3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
O'Rourke7.9M
Opponents8.9M
5
Elections run
Between 2012 and 2022, Beto O'Rourke ran in 5 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 3 and losing 2. O'Rourke's biggest single-election total was 4,045,632 votes, in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Texas. O'Rourke's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Texas's District 16, decided by 28,014 votes.
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How many votes has Beto O'Rourke received?
Beto O'Rourke has received 7,900,257 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GovernorTexas | Lost | 3,553,65643.86% | Greg Abbott |
| 2018 | U.S. SenateTexas | Lost | 4,045,63248.33% | Ted Cruz Neal M. Dikeman |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 150,22885.73% | Jaime O. Perez (head-to-head) Mary L. Gourdoux |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 49,33867.49% | Corey Roen Jaime O. Perez (head-to-head) |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 101,40365.42% | Barbara Carrasco Junart Sodoy |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q4014532). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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