Joe Manchin III, U.S. Senator

Joe Manchin III

U.S. Senator
Born
August 24, 1947
Current age
78
Home state
West Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2004–2018
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
III1.9M
Opponents1.2M
5
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2018, Joe Manchin III ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. III's biggest single-election total was 492,697 votes, in the 2008 governor election in West Virginia. III's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia, decided by 18,936 votes.

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How many votes has Joe Manchin III received?

Joe Manchin III has received 1,937,519 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Joe Manchin III’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. SenateWest VirginiaWon288,80849.55%Patrick Morrisey
Rusty Hollen
2012U.S. SenateWest VirginiaWon399,89860.57%John R. Raese (head-to-head)
Bob Henry Baber
2010U.S. SenateWest Virginia · SpecialWon283,35853.47%John R. Raese (head-to-head)
Jesse Johnson

Jeff Becker
2008GovernorWest VirginiaWon492,69769.81%Russ Weeks
2004GovernorWest VirginiaWon472,75863.51%Monty Warner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001183) and Wikidata (Q538868). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joe Manchin III: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joe-manchin. 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.