Bob Barr

U.S. Representative
Born
November 5, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
Georgia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2008
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barr919,283
Opponents130.5M
5
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2008, Bob Barr ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and President), winning 4 and losing 1. Barr's biggest single-election total was 523,715 votes, in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Barr's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 7, decided by 5,287 votes.

Browse every U.S. presidential election, every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 7, or all 2000 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Bob Barr received?

Bob Barr has received 919,283 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Bob Barr’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008Presidentwith Wayne Allyn RootLost523,715 (0.4%)0 EVBarack Obama
John McCain

Ralph Nader
2000U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon126,31255.26%Roger Kahn
1998U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon85,98255.37%James F. Jim Williams
1996U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon112,00957.8%Charlie Watts
1994U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon71,26551.93%George Darden
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000169) and Wikidata (Q540544). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bob Barr: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bob-barr. Accessed [date].

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.