Kurt Bills, U.S. Senate candidate

Kurt Bills

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
January 8, 1970
Current age
56
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2012

Photo: Mark Dayton, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bills867,974
Opponents2.0M
1
Elections run

Kurt Bills, a Republican politician from Minnesota, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota to Amy Klobuchar, receiving 867,974 votes (30.53%).

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How many votes has Kurt Bills received?

Kurt Bills has received 867,974 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Kurt Bills’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. SenateMinnesotaLost867,97430.53%Amy Klobuchar
Stephen Williams

Tim Davis

Michael James Cavlan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6446623). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kurt Bills: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kurt-bills. 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.