John Kerry
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 11, 1943
- Current age
- 82
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1984–2008
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kerry66.7M
Opponents67.2M
Total Electoral Votes
Kerry251
Opponents286
6
Elections run
Between 1984 and 2008, John Kerry ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 5 and losing 1. Kerry's biggest single-election total was 59,028,444 votes, in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Kerry's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, decided by 191,015 votes.
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How many votes has John Kerry received?
John Kerry has received 66,655,391 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1, plus 251 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,971,97463.55% | Jeffrey K. Beatty Robert J. Underwood |
| 2004 | Presidentwith John Edwards | Lost | 59,028,444 (48.3%)251 EV | George W. Bush Ralph Nader |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,605,97672.33% | Michael E. Cloud |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,334,13552.2% | Susan C. Gallagher Robert C. Stowe Bill Weld |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,321,71254.51% | Jim Rappaport |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,393,15055.05% | Raymond Shamie |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000148) and Wikidata (Q22316). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Kerry: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-kerry. Accessed [date].