Bill Nelson
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 29, 1942
- Current age
- 83
- Home state
- Florida
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1978–2018
9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Nelson15.3M
Opponents13.0M
10
Elections run
Between 1978 and 2018, Bill Nelson ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 9 and losing 1. Nelson's biggest single-election total was 4,523,451 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Florida. Nelson's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Florida's District 9, decided by 33,469 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Florida, every U.S. House race in Florida's District 11, or every U.S. House race in Florida's District 9.
How many votes has Bill Nelson received?
Bill Nelson has received 15,286,978 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. SenateFlorida | Lost | 4,089,47249.93% | Rick Scott |
| 2012 | U.S. SenateFlorida | Won | 4,523,45155.23% | Connie Mack Bill Gaylor Chris Borgia Naomi L. Craine |
| 2006 | U.S. SenateFlorida | Won | 2,890,54860.3% | Katherine Harris Belinda Noah Brian Moore Floyd Ray Frazier Roy Tanner |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateFlorida | Won | 2,989,48751.04% | Bill McCollum Willie Logan Joe Simonetta Darrell L. McCormick Joel Deckard Andy Martin |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 168,39060.84% | Bill Tolley |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 149,10972.71% | Scott Ellis |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 145,76460.51% | Rob Quartel |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 101,74670.57% | Joel Robinson |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 139,46870.37% | Stan Dowiat |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 89,54361.49% | Edward Gurney |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000032) and Wikidata (Q358437). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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