Ed. W. Gillespie, U.S. Senate candidate

Ed. W. Gillespie

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
August 15, 1961
Current age
64
Home state
Virginia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2014–2017

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gillespie2.2M
Opponents2.5M
2
Elections run

Between 2014 and 2017, Ed. W. Gillespie ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), losing all 2. Gillespie's biggest single-election total was 1,175,731 votes, in the 2017 governor election in Virginia.

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How many votes has Ed. W. Gillespie received?

Ed. W. Gillespie has received 2,231,671 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Ed. W. Gillespie’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2017GovernorVirginiaLost1,175,73144.97%Ralph Northam
2014U.S. SenateVirginiaLost1,055,94048.34%Mark R. Warner
Robert C. Sarvis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5334860). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ed. W. Gillespie: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ed-gillespie. 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.