Lindsey O. Graham
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 9, 1955
- Died
- July 11, 2026
- Age at death
- 71
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1994–2020
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8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Graham4.2M
Opponents3.2M
8
Elections run
Between 1994 and 2020, Lindsey O. Graham ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 8. Graham's biggest single-election total was 1,369,137 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina. Graham's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 3, decided by 30,191 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Carolina, every U.S. House race in South Carolina's District 3, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Lindsey O. Graham received?
Lindsey O. Graham has received 4,202,245 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 1,369,13754.44% | Jaime Harrison Bill Bledsoe |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 672,94154.27% | Brad Hutto Thomas Ravenel Victor Kocher (head-to-head) |
| 2008 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 1,076,53457.52% | Bob Conley |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 600,01054.4% | Alex Sanders Ted Adams Victor Kocher (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 150,18067.76% | George L. Brightharp Adrian Banks LeRoy J. Klein |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 129,04799.69% | — |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 114,27360.29% | Debbie Dorn Lindal Pennington |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseSouth Carolina | Won | 90,12360.05% | James E. Bryan Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000359) and Wikidata (Q22212). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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