Charles Curtis, Vice President

Charles Curtis

Vice President
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1914–1932
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Curtis38.0M
Opponents38.5M
Total Electoral Votes
Curtis503
Opponents559
5
Elections run

As a running mate, Curtis is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.

Between 1914 and 1932, Charles Curtis ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 4 and losing 1. Curtis's biggest single-election total was 21,392,190 votes, in the 1928 U.S. presidential election. Curtis's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, decided by 3,894 votes.

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How many votes has Charles Curtis received?

Charles Curtis has received 37,970,148 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1, plus 503 electoral votes.

Election history

Charles Curtis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932Vice Presidentwith Herbert HooverLost15,761,841 (39.6%)59 EVFranklin D. Roosevelt
1928Vice Presidentwith Herbert HooverWon21,392,190 (58%)444 EVAl Smith
1926U.S. SenateKansasWon308,22263.57%Charles Stephens
M. L. Phillips
1920U.S. SenateKansasWon327,07264.01%George H. Hodges
Dan Beedy
1914U.S. SenateKansasWon180,82335.53%George A. Neeley
Victor Murdock

Christian B. Hoffman

Earle R. Delay
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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.