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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harris163.8M
Opponents160.4M
Total Electoral Votes
Harris532
Opponents544
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Elections run
As a running mate, Harris is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 2016 and 2024, Kamala Harris ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 2 and losing 1. Harris's biggest single-election total was 81,283,501 votes, in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Harris's closest win came in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in California, decided by 2,841,336 votes.
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How many votes has Kamala Harris received?
Kamala Harris has received 163,843,867 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1, plus 532 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presidentwith Tim Walz | Lost | 75,017,613 (48.3%)226 EV | Donald Trump (head-to-head) Jill Stein Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Chase Oliver |
| 2020 | Vice Presidentwith Joe Biden | Won | 81,283,501 (51.3%)306 EV | Donald Trump (head-to-head) Jo Jorgensen |
| 2016 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 7,542,75361.6% | Loretta Sanchez |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001075) and Wikidata (Q10853588). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kamala Harris: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kamala-harris. Accessed [date].