James M. Talent
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 18, 1956
- Current age
- 69
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1992–2006
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Talent2.6M
Opponents2.5M
6
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2006, James M. Talent ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Talent's biggest single-election total was 1,006,941 votes, in the 2006 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Talent's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 2, decided by 8,865 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Missouri, every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 2, or all 2006 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has James M. Talent received?
James M. Talent has received 2,562,761 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Lost | 1,006,94147.31% | Claire McCaskill Frank Gilmour Lydia Lewis |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateMissouri · Special | Won | 935,03249.8% | Jean Carnahan Tamara A. Millay Daniel Romano |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 142,31370.02% | John Ross Brian K. Lundy |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 165,99961.32% | Joan Kelly Horn (head-to-head) Anton Charles Stever Judith Clessler |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 154,88267.26% | Pat Kelly James Higgins (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 157,59450.44% | Joan Kelly Horn (head-to-head) James Higgins (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000024) and Wikidata (Q1689229). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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