Joe Biden
★ President
- Born
- November 20, 1942
- Current age
- 83
- Home state
- Delaware
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- 2021–2025
- On the ballot
- 1972–2020
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Biden217.7M
Opponents200.7M
Total Electoral Votes
Biden1,003
Opponents611
10
Elections run
As a running mate, Biden is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1972 and 2020, Joe Biden ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning all 10. Biden's biggest single-election total was 81,283,501 votes, in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Biden's closest win came in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Delaware, decided by 3,162 votes.
Browse every U.S. presidential election, every U.S. Senate election in Delaware, or all 2008 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Joe Biden received?
Joe Biden has received 217,726,754 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0, plus 1,003 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Presidentwith Kamala Harris | Won | 81,283,501 (51.3%)306 EV | Donald Trump Jo Jorgensen |
| 2012 | Vice Presidentwith Barack Obama | Won | 65,915,795 (51.1%)332 EV | Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Jill Stein |
| 2008 | Vice Presidentwith Barack Obama | Won | 69,498,516 (52.9%)365 EV | John McCain Ralph Nader Bob Barr |
| 2008 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 257,53964.69% | Christine O'Donnell |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 135,25358.22% | Raymond J. Clatworthy (head-to-head) Maurice Barros Raymond T. Buranello Robert E. Mattson |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 165,46560.04% | Raymond J. Clatworthy (head-to-head) Mark Jones Jacqueline Kossoff |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 112,91862.68% | M. Jane Brady Lee Rosenbaum |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 147,83160.11% | John M. Burris |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 93,93057.96% | James H. Baxter Jr. Donald G. Gies |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateDelaware | Won | 116,00650.32% | J. Caleb Boggs Henry M. Majka Herbert B. Wood |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000444) and Wikidata (Q6279). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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