Larry E. Craig, U.S. Senator

Larry E. Craig

U.S. Senator
Born
July 20, 1945
Current age
81
Home state
Idaho
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1980–2002
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Craig1.3M
Opponents851,900
8
Elections run

Between 1980 and 2002, Larry E. Craig ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 8. Craig's biggest single-election total was 283,532 votes, in the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Idaho. Craig's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Idaho's District 1, decided by 11,889 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Idaho, every U.S. House race in Idaho's District 1, or all 2002 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Larry E. Craig received?

Larry E. Craig has received 1,341,369 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Larry E. Craig’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. SenateIdahoWon266,21565.16%Alan Blinken
Donovan Bramwell
1996U.S. SenateIdahoWon283,53257.02%Walt Minnick
Mary J. Charbonneau

Susan Vegors
1990U.S. SenateIdahoWon193,64161.29%Ron J. Twilegar
1988U.S. HouseIdahoWon135,22165.79%Jeanne Givens
1986U.S. HouseIdahoWon120,55365.12%Bill Currie
David W. Shepherd
1984U.S. HouseIdahoWon139,08568.62%Bill Heller
1982U.S. HouseIdahoWon86,27753.7%Larry La Rocco
1980U.S. HouseIdahoWon116,84553.71%Glenn W. Nichols
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000858) and Wikidata (Q371025). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Larry E. Craig: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/larry-craig. 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.