Jim Bunning
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 23, 1931
- Died
- May 26, 2017
- Age at death
- 85
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1983–2004
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bunning2.6M
Opponents2.3M
9
Elections run
Between 1983 and 2004, Jim Bunning ran in 9 elections across 3 offices (Governor, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate), winning 8 and losing 1. Bunning's biggest single-election total was 873,507 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Bunning's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, decided by 6,766 votes.
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How many votes has Jim Bunning received?
Jim Bunning has received 2,598,353 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 873,50750.66% | Daniel Mongiardo |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 569,81749.75% | Scotty Baesler Charles R. Arbegust |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 149,13568.39% | Denny Bowman |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 96,69574.15% | Sally Harris Skaggs |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 139,63461.64% | Floyd G. Poore |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 101,68069.33% | Galen Martin |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 145,60974.22% | Richard V. Beliles |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 67,62655.09% | Terry L. Mann Walter T. Marksberry W. Ed Parker |
| 1983 | GovernorKentucky | Lost | 454,65044.11% | Martha Layne Collins |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001066) and Wikidata (Q918265). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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