Jim Demint
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 2, 1951
- Current age
- 74
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1998–2010
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Demint2.0M
Opponents1.4M
5
Elections run
Between 1998 and 2010, Jim Demint ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Demint's biggest single-election total was 857,167 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina. Demint's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 4, decided by 31,950 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Carolina, every U.S. House race in South Carolina's District 4, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Jim Demint received?
Jim Demint has received 2,046,060 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 810,77161.48% | Alvin M. Greene Tom Clements |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 857,16753.67% | Inez Tenenbaum Patrick Tyndall Rebekah E. Sutherland Tee Ferguson Efia Nwangaza |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 122,42269% | Peter J. Ashy (head-to-head) C. Faye Walters (head-to-head) no name |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 150,43679.57% | Ted Adams April Bishop Peter J. Ashy (head-to-head) C. Faye Walters (head-to-head) |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 105,26457.66% | Glenn Reese C. Faye Walters (head-to-head) Peter J. Ashy (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000595) and Wikidata (Q22201). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jim Demint: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jim-demint. Accessed [date].