Mark B. Kirk
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 15, 1959
- Current age
- 66
- Home state
- Kansas
- Party
- Libertarian
- On the ballot
- 1992–2008
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kirk713,950
Opponents1.6M
6
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2008, Mark B. Kirk ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), winning 5 and losing 1. Kirk's biggest single-election total was 177,493 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 10. Kirk's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 10, decided by 5,658 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 10, every U.S. Senate election in Kansas, or all 2008 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Mark B. Kirk received?
Mark B. Kirk has received 713,950 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 153,08252.56% | Daniel J. Seals (head-to-head) |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 107,92953.38% | Daniel J. Seals (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 177,49364.14% | Lee Goodman |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 128,61168.81% | Henry H. Hank Perritt Jr. |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 121,58251.19% | Lauren Beth Gash |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateKansas | Lost | 25,2532.24% | Bob Dole Gloria O'Dell Christina Campbell-Cline |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000360) and Wikidata (Q339046). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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