Marsha Blackburn

★ U.S. Senator● In office

Born: June 6, 1952
Current age: 74
Home state: Tennessee
Party: Republican
In office: U.S. Senator, Tennessee (present)
On the ballot: 1992–2024

Career timeline

1992Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Rep 2018Sen 2024Sen

10-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Blackburn4.6M

Opponents2.7M

Elections run

Between 1992 and 2024, Marsha Blackburn ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 10 and losing 1. Blackburn's biggest single-election total was 1,918,743 votes, in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee. Blackburn's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7, decided by 68,254 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 7, or every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 6.

How many votes has Marsha Blackburn received?

Marsha Blackburn has received 4,625,440 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.

Election history

Marsha Blackburn’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. SenateTennessee	Won	1,918,74363.8%	Gloria Johnson Tharon Chandler (head-to-head) Pamela Jeanine P. Moses Hastina Robinson
2018	U.S. SenateTennessee	Won	1,227,48354.71%	Phil Bredesen Trudy A. Austin G. Dean Hill Kris L. Todd John Carico Breton Phillips Kevin Lee McCants
2016	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	200,40772.22%	Tharon Chandler (head-to-head) Leonard D. Lenny Ladner (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	110,53470%	Daniel Cramer Leonard D. Lenny Ladner (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	182,73071.02%	Credo Amouzouvik Howard Switzer Jack Arnold Wm. Ryan Akin Leonard D. Lenny Ladner (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	158,91672.37%	Greg Rabidoux J. W. Bill Stone
2008	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	217,33268.58%	Randy G. Morris
2006	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	152,28866.05%	Bill Morrison Kathleen A. Culver James B. ______Mickey____ White William J. Smith John L. Rimer Gayl G. Pratt
2004	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	232,404100%	—
2002	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	138,31470.73%	Tim Barron Rick Patterson
1992	U.S. HouseTennessee	Lost	86,28940.62%	Bart Gordon H. Scott Benson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001243) and Wikidata (Q458971). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Marsha Blackburn: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/marsha-blackburn. 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.