Joe Donnelly, U.S. Senator

Joe Donnelly

U.S. Senator
Born
September 29, 1955
Current age
70
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2004–2018
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Donnelly2.8M
Opponents3.0M
6
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2018, Joe Donnelly ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 2. Donnelly's biggest single-election total was 1,281,181 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Donnelly's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 2, decided by 2,538 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Indiana, every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 2, or all 2018 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Joe Donnelly received?

Joe Donnelly has received 2,802,565 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

Joe Donnelly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. SenateIndianaLost1,023,55344.84%Mike Braun
Lucy M. Brenton
2012U.S. SenateIndianaWon1,281,18150.04%Richard E. Mourdock
Andrew ??andy?? Horning
2010U.S. HouseIndianaWon91,34148.18%Jackie Walorski
Mark Vogel (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseIndianaWon187,41667.09%Luke Puckett
Mark Vogel (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseIndianaWon103,56153.98%Chris Chocola (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseIndianaLost115,51344.54%Chris Chocola (head-to-head)
Douglas Barnes
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000607) and Wikidata (Q1691395). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joe Donnelly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joe-donnelly. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.