Charles E. Schumer

★ U.S. Senator● In office

Born: November 23, 1950
Current age: 75
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Senator, New York (present)
On the ballot: 1980–2022

Career timeline

1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep 1990Rep

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Sen 2004Sen 2010Sen

2016Sen 2022Sen

14-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Schumer19.7M

Opponents10.5M

Elections run

Between 1980 and 2022, Charles E. Schumer ran in 14 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 14. Schumer's biggest single-election total was 5,221,949 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in New York. Schumer's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in New York's District 10, decided by 46,505 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in New York, every U.S. House race in New York's District 9, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 10.

How many votes has Charles E. Schumer received?

Charles E. Schumer has received 19,747,974 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.

Election history

Charles E. Schumer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2022	U.S. SenateNew York	Won	3,320,56156.77%	Joe Pinion Diane Sare
2016	U.S. SenateNew York	Won	5,221,94966.94%	Wendy Long Robin Laverne Wilson Alex Merced
2010	U.S. SenateNew York	Won	3,047,88063.98%	Jay Townsend Colia Clark Randy A. Credico
2004	U.S. SenateNew York	Won	4,769,82464.05%	Howard Mills Marilyn F. O'Grady David E. McReynolds Donald Silberger Abraham Hirschfeld Martin Koppel
1998	U.S. SenateNew York	Won	2,551,06551.12%	Alfonse M. D'Amato Corinne E. Kurtz Joel Kovel William P. McMillen Rose Ana Berbeo
1996	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	107,10757.56%	Robert J. Verga Michael Mossa
1994	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	95,1392.74%	James P. McCall
1992	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	116,54552.26%	Alice E. Gaffney (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	61,4683.04%	Patrick J. Kinsella
1988	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	107,05675.26%	George S. Popielarski Alice E. Gaffney (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	76,3185.28%	Alice E. Gaffney (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	115,8673.47%	John H. Fox Alfred F. Donohue Jr.
1982	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	89,85275.61%	Stephen Marks Alice J. Bertolotti
1980	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	67,34374.24%	Theodore Silverman Mary B. Spalding

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000148) and Wikidata (Q380900). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.