Mitt Romney
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 12, 1947
- Current age
- 79
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1994–2018
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Romney63.6M
Opponents70.3M
Total Electoral Votes
Romney206
Opponents332
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Elections run
Between 1994 and 2018, Mitt Romney ran in 4 elections across 3 offices (U.S. Senate, Governor, and President), winning 2 and losing 2. Romney's biggest single-election total was 60,933,504 votes, in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Romney's closest win came in the 2002 governor election in Massachusetts, decided by 106,007 votes.
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How many votes has Mitt Romney received?
Mitt Romney has received 63,584,707 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2, plus 206 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. SenateUtah | Won | 665,21562.59% | Jenny Wilson Tim Aalders Craig R. Bowden Reed C. McCandless |
| 2012 | Presidentwith Paul Ryan | Lost | 60,933,504 (47.2%)206 EV | Barack Obama Gary Johnson Jill Stein |
| 2002 | GovernorMassachusetts | Won | 1,091,98849.18% | Shannon O'Brien |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Lost | 894,00041.01% | Edward M. Kennedy Lauraleigh Dozier William A. Ferguson Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000615) and Wikidata (Q4496). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mitt Romney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mitt-romney. Accessed [date].