Lamar Alexander
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 3, 1940
- Current age
- 86
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1974–2014
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Alexander5.2M
Opponents3.7M
6
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2014, Lamar Alexander ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Alexander's biggest single-election total was 1,579,477 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee. Alexander's closest win came in the 1978 governor election in Tennessee, decided by 138,464 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, every governor election in Tennessee, or all 2014 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Lamar Alexander received?
Lamar Alexander has received 5,176,181 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 850,08761.87% | Gordon Ball Joe Wilmoth Martin Pleasant Tom Emerson Jr. Danny Page Rick Tyler Joshua James Bartholomew J. Phillips Edmund L. Gauthier Eric Schechter C. Salekin |
| 2008 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 1,579,47765.14% | Robert D. Tuke Edward L. Buck Christopher G. Fenner Daniel Towers Lewis Christopher Joseph Lugo Ed Lawhorn David Gatchell |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 891,49854.28% | Bob Clement John Jay Hooker Wesley M. Baker Connie Gammon Karl Stanley Davidson Basil J. Marceaux H. Gary Keplinger |
| 1982 | GovernorTennessee | Won | 737,69359.56% | Randy Tyree |
| 1978 | GovernorTennessee | Won | 661,95955.84% | Jake Butcher |
| 1974 | GovernorTennessee | Lost | 455,46743.77% | Ray Blanton |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000360) and Wikidata (Q419976). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lamar Alexander: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lamar-alexander. Accessed [date].