Patrick Murphy

U.S. Representative
Born
March 30, 1983
Current age
43
Home state
Florida
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2012–2016
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murphy4.4M
Opponents5.4M
3
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2016, Patrick Murphy ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 2 and losing 1. Murphy's biggest single-election total was 4,122,088 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Florida. Murphy's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in Florida's District 18, decided by 1,904 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Florida, every U.S. House race in Florida's District 18, or all 2016 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Patrick Murphy received?

Patrick Murphy has received 4,439,823 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Patrick Murphy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2016U.S. SenateFloridaLost4,122,08844.31%Marco Rubio
Paul Stanton

Bruce Nathan

Tony Khoury

Steven MacHat

Basil E. Dalack

Charles Frederick Tolbert
2014U.S. HouseFloridaWon151,47859.78%Carl J. Domino
2012U.S. HouseFloridaWon166,25750.28%Allen B. West
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001191) and Wikidata (Q3182011). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Patrick Murphy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/patrick-murphy. 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.