Cory Gardner, U.S. Senator

Cory Gardner

U.S. Senator
Born
August 22, 1974
Current age
51
Home state
Colorado
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2010–2020
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gardner2.8M
Opponents3.1M
4
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2020, Cory Gardner ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 3 and losing 1. Gardner's biggest single-election total was 1,429,492 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Colorado. Gardner's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 4, decided by 29,385 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Colorado, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 4, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Cory Gardner received?

Cory Gardner has received 2,752,023 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Cory Gardner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. SenateColoradoLost1,429,49244.18%Bruce Lohmiller
John W. Hickenlooper

Raymon Anthony Doane

Daniel Doyle

Stephan Seku Evans

Danny Skelly

Michael Sanchez
2014U.S. SenateColoradoWon983,89148.2%Mark Udall
Gaylon Kent

Steve Shogan

Ra_l Acosta

Bill Hammons
2012U.S. HouseColoradoWon200,00658.42%Brandon Shaffer
Josh Gilliland

Doug Aden (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseColoradoWon138,63452.48%Betsy Markey
Doug Aden (head-to-head)

Ken Wasko Waszkiewicz
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000562) and Wikidata (Q1135774). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Cory Gardner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/cory-gardner. 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.