Hank Brown, U.S. Senator

Hank Brown

★ U.S. Senator
Born
February 12, 1940
Current age
86
Home state
Colorado
Party
Republican
Years in office
10 years in the U.S. House, 6 years in the U.S. Senate
On the ballot
1980–1990
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown1.3M
Opponents748,684
6
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1990, Hank Brown ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 6. Brown's biggest single-election total was 569,048 votes, in the 1990 U.S. Senate election in Colorado. Brown's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 4, decided by 59,800 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Colorado, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 4, or all 1990 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Hank Brown received?

Hank Brown has received 1,272,579 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Hank Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1990U.S. SenateColoradoWon569,04855.68%Josie Heath
John Heckman

Earl F. Dodge
1988U.S. HouseColoradoWon156,20273.08%Charles S. Vigil
1986U.S. HouseColoradoWon117,08969.8%David Sprague
1984U.S. HouseColoradoWon146,46971.13%Mary Fagan Bates
Randy Fitzgerald
1982U.S. HouseColoradoWon105,55069.76%Charles L. Bishopp
1980U.S. HouseColoradoWon178,22168.42%Polly Baca Barragan
Cynthia Molson-Smith
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000919) and Wikidata (Q931345). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Hank Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/hank-brown. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.