Mark Dayton
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- January 26, 1947
- Current age
- 79
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1982–2014
Photo: Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dayton3.9M
Opponents4.2M
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Elections run
Between 1982 and 2014, Mark Dayton ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 3 and losing 1. Dayton's biggest single-election total was 1,181,553 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Dayton's closest win came in the 2010 governor election in Minnesota, decided by 8,770 votes.
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How many votes has Mark Dayton received?
Mark Dayton has received 3,930,299 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 989,11350.07% | Jeff Johnson |
| 2010 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 919,23243.63% | Tom Emmer Tom Horner |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 1,181,55348.83% | Rod Grams James Gibson David Daniels Rebecca Ellis David Swan Erik D. Pakieser |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Lost | 840,40146.57% | David Durenberger Bill Onasch Fred G. Hewitt Jeffrey M. Miller |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000596) and Wikidata (Q513091). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark Dayton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-dayton. Accessed [date].