David Durenberger
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 19, 1934
- Died
- January 31, 2023
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1978–1988
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Durenberger3.1M
Opponents2.4M
3
Elections run
Between 1978 and 1988, David Durenberger ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Durenberger's biggest single-election total was 1,176,210 votes, in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Durenberger's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 108,806 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Minnesota or all 1988 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has David Durenberger received?
David Durenberger has received 3,083,325 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 1,176,21056.17% | Hubert H. Skip Humphrey III Polly Mann Derrick P. Grimmer Arlen Overvig Wendy Lyons |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 949,20752.6% | Mark Dayton Bill Onasch Fred G. Hewitt (head-to-head) Jeffrey M. Miller |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateMinnesota · Special | Won | 957,90861.47% | Bob Short Paul Helm Christine Frank Fred G. Hewitt (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000566) and Wikidata (Q1174268). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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