Chris van Hollen, U.S. Senator

Chris van Hollen

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
January 10, 1959
Current age
67
Home state
Maryland
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Maryland (present)
On the ballot
2002–2022
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hollen4.2M
Opponents2.3M
9
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2022, Chris van Hollen ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 9. Hollen's biggest single-election total was 1,659,907 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Maryland. Hollen's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 8, decided by 9,201 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Maryland, every U.S. House race in Maryland's District 8, or all 2022 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Chris van Hollen received?

Chris van Hollen has received 4,211,199 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Chris van Hollen’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. SenateMarylandWon1,316,89765.77%Chris Chaffee
2016U.S. SenateMarylandWon1,659,90760.89%Kathy Szeliga
Margaret Flowers
2014U.S. HouseMarylandWon136,72260.74%Dave Wallace
2012U.S. HouseMarylandWon217,53163.37%Ken Timmerman
Mark Grannis (head-to-head)

George Gluck
2010U.S. HouseMarylandWon153,61373.27%Michael Lee Philips
Mark Grannis (head-to-head)

Fred Nordhorn
2008U.S. HouseMarylandWon229,74075.07%Steve Hudson
Gordon Clark

Ian Thomas
2006U.S. HouseMarylandWon168,87276.52%Jeffrey M. Stein
Gerard P. Giblin
2004U.S. HouseMarylandWon215,12974.91%Chuck Floyd
Lih Young
2002U.S. HouseMarylandWon112,78851.74%Constance A. Morella
Stephen Bassett
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000128) and Wikidata (Q1077819). 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.