Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative

Brad Ellsworth

U.S. Representative
Born
September 11, 1958
Current age
67
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2006–2010
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ellsworth1.0M
Opponents1.2M
3
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2010, Brad Ellsworth ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 2 and losing 1. Ellsworth's biggest single-election total was 697,775 votes, in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Ellsworth's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 8, decided by 47,315 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Indiana, every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 8, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Brad Ellsworth received?

Brad Ellsworth has received 1,017,487 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Brad Ellsworth’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. SenateIndianaLost697,77540%Dan Coats
Rebecca Sink-Burris
2008U.S. HouseIndianaWon188,69364.74%Greg Goode
2006U.S. HouseIndianaWon131,01961.02%John N. Hostettler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000289) and Wikidata (Q528991). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Brad Ellsworth: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/brad-ellsworth. 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.