John R. Raese, U.S. Senate candidate

John R. Raese

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
West Virginia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1984–2012

Photo: West Virginia Watchdog, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Raese862,888
Opponents1.3M
4
Elections run

Between 1984 and 2012, John R. Raese ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 4. Raese's biggest single-election total was 344,680 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia.

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How many votes has John R. Raese received?

John R. Raese has received 862,888 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John R. Raese’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. SenateWest VirginiaLost240,78736.47%Joe Manchin III (head-to-head)
Bob Henry Baber
2010U.S. SenateWest Virginia · SpecialLost230,01343.4%Joe Manchin III (head-to-head)
Jesse Johnson

Jeff Becker
2006U.S. SenateWest VirginiaLost47,40822.95%Robert C. Byrd
1984U.S. SenateWest VirginiaLost344,68047.73%Jay Rockefeller
Mary E. Joan Radin
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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.