Hillary Clinton
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 26, 1947
- Current age
- 78
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 2000–2016
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clinton72.6M
Opponents74.2M
Total Electoral Votes
Clinton227
Opponents304
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Elections run
Between 2000 and 2016, Hillary Clinton ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 2 and losing 1. Clinton's biggest single-election total was 65,853,514 votes, in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Clinton's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in New York, decided by 831,580 votes.
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How many votes has Hillary Clinton received?
Hillary Clinton has received 72,609,252 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1, plus 227 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Presidentwith Tim Kaine | Lost | 65,853,514 (48.2%)227 EV | Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein Evan McMullin |
| 2006 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 3,008,42864.01% | John Spencer Howie Hawkins Jeffrey T. Russell Roger Calero William van Auken |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 3,747,31053.85% | Jeffrey E. Graham Mark J. Dunau Rick Lazio John O. Adefope John Clifton Louis P. Wein Jacob J. Perasso |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001041) and Wikidata (Q6294). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Hillary Clinton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/hillary-clinton. Accessed [date].