Mike Pence
★ Vice President
- Born
- June 7, 1959
- Current age
- 67
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1988–2020
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pence139.5M
Opponents157.6M
Total Electoral Votes
Pence536
Opponents533
11
Elections run
As a running mate, Pence is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1988 and 2020, Mike Pence ran in 11 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, Governor, and President), winning 8 and losing 3. Pence's biggest single-election total was 74,223,975 votes, in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Pence's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 2, decided by 25,138 votes.
Browse every U.S. presidential election, every governor election in Indiana, or every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 6.
How many votes has Mike Pence received?
Mike Pence has received 139,479,942 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–3, plus 536 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vice Presidentwith Donald Trump | Lost | 74,223,975 (46.9%)232 EV | Joe Biden Jo Jorgensen |
| 2016 | Vice Presidentwith Donald Trump | Won | 62,984,828 (46.1%)304 EV | Hillary Clinton Gary Johnson Jill Stein Evan McMullin |
| 2012 | GovernorIndiana | Won | 1,275,42449.49% | John R. Gregg |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 126,02766.57% | Barry A. Welsh (head-to-head) Talmage T. J. Thompson Jr. |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 180,60863.95% | Barry A. Welsh (head-to-head) George Thomas Holland |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 115,26660.01% | Barry A. Welsh (head-to-head) |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 182,52967.09% | Mel Fox Chad Roots |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 118,43663.79% | Melina Ann Fox Doris Robertson |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 106,02350.87% | Robert L. Rock William Gould Frazier Michael E. Anderson |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Lost | 63,98040.63% | Philip R. Sharp (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Lost | 102,84646.8% | Philip R. Sharp (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000587) and Wikidata (Q24313). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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