Joe Lieberman

★ U.S. Senator

Born: February 24, 1942
Died: March 27, 2024
Age at death: 82
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1988–2006

Career timeline

1988Sen 1994Sen 2000VP 2000Sen 2006Sen

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lieberman53.8M

Opponents55.4M

Total Electoral Votes

Lieberman266

Opponents271

Elections run

As a running mate, Lieberman is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.

Between 1988 and 2006, Joe Lieberman ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 4 and losing 1. Lieberman's biggest single-election total was 50,999,897 votes, in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Lieberman's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, decided by 10,045 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, every U.S. presidential election, or all 2006 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Joe Lieberman received?

Joe Lieberman has received 53,805,235 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1, plus 266 electoral votes.

Election history

Joe Lieberman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2006	U.S. SenateConnecticut	Won	564,09549.71%	Ned Lamont Alan Schlesinger Ralph A. Ferrucci Timothy A. Knibbs
2000	Vice Presidentwith Al Gore	Lost	50,999,897 (48.4%)266 EV	George W. Bush Ralph Nader
2000	U.S. SenateConnecticut	Won	828,90263.21%	Phil Giordano William Kozak Jr. Willdey J. Moore
1994	U.S. SenateConnecticut	Won	723,84267.04%	Jerry Labriola Gary R. Garneau
1988	U.S. SenateConnecticut	Won	688,49949.76%	Lowell P. Weicker Jr. Howard Avory Grayson Jr. Melissa M. Fisher

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000304) and Wikidata (Q160157). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joe Lieberman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joe-lieberman. 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.