Mark R. Kennedy, U.S. Representative

Mark R. Kennedy

U.S. Representative
Born
April 11, 1957
Current age
69
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2000–2006
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kennedy1.3M
Opponents1.8M
4
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2006, Mark R. Kennedy ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 3 and losing 1. Kennedy's biggest single-election total was 835,653 votes, in the 2006 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Kennedy's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 2, decided by 155 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 6, or every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 2.

How many votes has Mark R. Kennedy received?

Mark R. Kennedy has received 1,343,026 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Mark R. Kennedy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006U.S. SenateMinnesotaLost835,65337.94%Amy Klobuchar
Robert Fitzgerald

Michael James Cavlan

Ben Powers
2004U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon203,66953.99%Patty Wetterling
2002U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon164,74757.34%Janet Robert
Dan Becker
2000U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon138,95748.1%David Minge
Jerry Brekke

Ron Helwig

Dennis A. Burda
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000358) and Wikidata (Q1900180). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark R. Kennedy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-kennedy. 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.