John Kennedy
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- November 21, 1951
- Current age
- 74
- Home state
- Louisiana
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- U.S. Senator, Louisiana (present)
- On the ballot
- 2004–2022
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kennedy2.5M
Opponents4.6M
4
Elections run
Between 2004 and 2022, John Kennedy ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 2. Kennedy's biggest single-election total was 867,177 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana. Kennedy's closest win came in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana, decided by 188,375 votes.
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How many votes has John Kennedy received?
John Kennedy has received 2,530,757 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 851,56861.56% | Gary Chambers Jr. Luke Mixon Syrita Steib Devin Lance Graham Mv Vinny Mendoza Beryl A. Billiot (head-to-head) Salvador P. Rodriguez Bradley McMorris Aaron C. Sigler Xan John W. Thomas la Fontaine Olson Thomas Wenn |
| 2016 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Won | 536,19126.85% | Foster Campbell Charles W. Boustany Jr. Caroline Fayard John Fleming Rob Maness David Duke Derrick Champ Edwards Gary Landrieu Donald Crawdaddy Crawford Joseph Cao Beryl A. Billiot (head-to-head) Thomas P. Clements Troy Hebert Joshua Pellerin Peter Williams M. V Vinny Mendoza Kaitlin Marone Leroy Gillam Charles Marsala Abhay Patel Arden Wells William Robert Lang Jr. Gregory Taylor Jr. |
| 2008 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Lost | 867,17745.72% | Mary L. Landrieu Richard M. Fontanesi (head-to-head) Jay Patel Robert Stewart |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateLouisiana | Lost | 275,82114.92% | David Vitter Christopher John Arthur A. Morrell Richard M. Fontanesi (head-to-head) R. A. Skip Galan Sam Houston Melton Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000393) and Wikidata (Q6250211). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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