George H. W. Bush

★ President

Born: June 12, 1924
Died: November 30, 2018
Age at death: 94
Home state: Texas
Party: Republican
In office: 1989–1993
On the ballot: 1964–1992

Career timeline

1964Sen 1966Rep 1970Sen 1980VP 1984VP 1988Pres

1992Pres

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bush188.6M

Opponents187.9M

Total Electoral Votes

Bush1,608

Opponents543

Elections run

As a running mate, Bush is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.

Between 1964 and 1992, George H. W. Bush ran in 7 elections across 3 offices (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and President), winning 4 and losing 3. Bush's biggest single-election total was 54,455,472 votes, in the 1984 U.S. presidential election. Bush's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Texas's District 7, decided by 13,798 votes.

Browse every U.S. presidential election, every U.S. Senate election in Texas, or every U.S. House race in Texas's District 7.

How many votes has George H. W. Bush received?

George H. W. Bush has received 188,573,736 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–3, plus 1,608 electoral votes.

Election history

George H. W. Bush’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1992	Presidentwith Dan Quayle	Lost	39,104,550 (37.4%)168 EV	Bill Clinton Ross Perot
1988	Presidentwith Dan Quayle	Won	48,886,597 (53.4%)426 EV	Michael Dukakis
1984	Vice Presidentwith Ronald Reagan	Won	54,455,472 (58.8%)525 EV	Walter Mondale
1980	Vice Presidentwith Ronald Reagan	Won	43,903,230 (50.7%)489 EV	Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
1970	U.S. SenateTexas	Lost	1,035,79446.45%	Lloyd Bentsen
1966	U.S. HouseTexas	Won	53,75657.06%	Frank Briscoe C A Gray
1964	U.S. SenateTexas	Lost	1,134,33743.56%	Ralph W. Yarborough Jack Carswell

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001166) and Wikidata (Q23505). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.