David Vitter
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 3, 1961
- Current age
- 65
- Home state
- Louisiana
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 2000–2015
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Vitter2.5M
Opponents2.2M
5
Elections run
Between 2000 and 2015, David Vitter ran in 5 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 4 and losing 1. Vitter's biggest single-election total was 943,014 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana. Vitter's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Louisiana's District 1, decided by 126,849 votes.
Browse every governor election in Louisiana, every U.S. Senate election in Louisiana, or every U.S. House race in Louisiana's District 1.
How many votes has David Vitter received?
David Vitter has received 2,502,865 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | GovernorLouisiana | Lost | 505,94043.89% | John Bel Edwards |
| 2010 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 715,41556.55% | Charlie Melancon Randall Todd Hayes Michael Karlton Brown Michael Lane Mike Spears Ernest D. Woolon R. A. Skip Galan (head-to-head) William R. McShan William Robert Bob Land Jr. Milton Gordon Thomas G. Tommy Lafargue Sam Houston Melton Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 943,01451.03% | Christopher John John Kennedy Arthur A. Morrell Richard M. Fontanesi R. A. Skip Galan (head-to-head) Sam Houston Melton Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 147,11781.47% | Monica L. Monica Robert Namer Ian P. Hawxhurst |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 191,37980.48% | Michael A. Armato Cary J. Deaton Martin A. Rosenthal John Paul Jack Simanonok |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000127) and Wikidata (Q519780). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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