Patrick J. Kennedy, U.S. Representative

Patrick J. Kennedy

U.S. Representative
Born
July 14, 1967
Current age
59
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1994–2008
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kennedy917,940
Opponents492,719
8
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2008, Patrick J. Kennedy ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Kennedy's biggest single-election total was 145,254 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 1. Kennedy's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 1, decided by 13,763 votes.

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How many votes has Patrick J. Kennedy received?

Patrick J. Kennedy has received 917,940 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Patrick J. Kennedy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon145,25468.52%Jonathan P. Scott (head-to-head)
Kenneth A. Capalbo (head-to-head)
2006U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon124,63469.2%Jonathan P. Scott (head-to-head)
Kenneth A. Capalbo (head-to-head)
2004U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon124,92364.06%David W. Rogers (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon95,28659.88%David W. Rogers (head-to-head)
Frank Carter
2000U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon123,44266.63%Stephen Cabral
1998U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon92,78866.8%Ronald G. Santa
James C. Sheehan

Charles Picerno
1996U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon121,78169.42%Giovanni D. Cicione
Michael J. Rollins

Graham R. Schwass

Gregory Raposa
1994U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon89,83254.15%Kevin Vigilante
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000113) and Wikidata (Q948920). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Patrick J. Kennedy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/patrick-j-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.