Bob Taft
★ Governor
- Born
- January 8, 1942
- Current age
- 84
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1998–2002
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taft3.5M
Opponents2.7M
2
Elections run
Between 1998 and 2002, Bob Taft ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Taft's biggest single-election total was 1,865,007 votes, in the 2002 governor election in Ohio. Taft's closest win came in the 1998 governor election in Ohio, decided by 179,765 votes.
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How many votes has Bob Taft received?
Bob Taft has received 3,543,728 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | GovernorOhio | Won | 1,865,00757.76% | Tim Hagan |
| 1998 | GovernorOhio | Won | 1,678,72150.05% | Lee Fisher |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q888281). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bob Taft: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bob-taft. Accessed [date].