George Voinovich
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 15, 1936
- Died
- June 12, 2016
- Age at death
- 79
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1988–2004
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Voinovich11.6M
Opponents8.3M
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Elections run
Between 1988 and 2004, George Voinovich ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 4 and losing 1. Voinovich's biggest single-election total was 3,464,356 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Voinovich's closest win came in the 1990 governor election in Ohio, decided by 398,687 votes.
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How many votes has George Voinovich received?
George Voinovich has received 11,598,834 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 3,464,35663.85% | Eric D. Fingerhut |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,922,08756.46% | Mary O. Boyle |
| 1994 | GovernorOhio | Won | 2,401,57271.77% | Rob Burch |
| 1990 | GovernorOhio | Won | 1,938,10355.73% | Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. |
| 1988 | U.S. SenateOhio | Lost | 1,872,71643.02% | Howard M. Metzenbaum |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000126) and Wikidata (Q529873). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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