Ed Rendell, Governor

Ed Rendell

Governor
Born
January 5, 1944
Current age
82
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2002–2006

Photo: Benjamin Ragheb from New York, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rendell4.4M
Opponents3.2M
2
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2006, Ed Rendell ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Rendell's biggest single-election total was 2,470,517 votes, in the 2006 governor election in Pennsylvania. Rendell's closest win came in the 2002 governor election in Pennsylvania, decided by 323,827 votes.

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How many votes has Ed Rendell received?

Ed Rendell has received 4,383,752 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Ed Rendell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006GovernorPennsylvaniaWon2,470,51760.36%Lynn Swann
2002GovernorPennsylvaniaWon1,913,23553.41%Mike Fisher
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q434902). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ed Rendell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ed-rendell. 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.