Bob Schaffer
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 24, 1962
- Current age
- 64
- Home state
- Colorado
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1996–2008
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schaffer1.5M
Opponents1.6M
4
Elections run
Between 1996 and 2008, Bob Schaffer ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 3 and losing 1. Schaffer's biggest single-election total was 990,755 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Colorado. Schaffer's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 4, decided by 41,345 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Colorado, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 4, or all 2008 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Bob Schaffer received?
Bob Schaffer has received 1,468,163 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. SenateColorado | Lost | 990,75542.49% | Mark Udall Douglas Dayhorse Campbell Bob Kinsey |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseColorado | Won | 209,07879.5% | Dan Sewell Ward Kordon L. Baker Leslie J. Hanks |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseColorado | Won | 131,31859.34% | Susan Kirkpatrick |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseColorado | Won | 137,01256.14% | Guy Keller Wes McKinley Cynthia Parker |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000112) and Wikidata (Q657837). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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