Paul David Wellstone
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 21, 1944
- Died
- October 25, 2002
- Age at death
- 58
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1990–2002
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wellstone2.0M
Opponents4.2M
3
Elections run
Between 1990 and 2002, Paul David Wellstone ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Wellstone's biggest single-election total was 1,098,430 votes, in the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Wellstone's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 47,624 votes.
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How many votes has Paul David Wellstone received?
Paul David Wellstone has received 2,021,810 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Lost | 11,3810.5% | Norm Coleman Walter Mondale Jim Moore Ray Tricomo Miro Drago |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 1,098,43050.32% | Rudy Boschwitz (head-to-head) Dean M. Barkley Tim Davis Roy Ezra Carlton Howard B. Hanson Stephen Johnson Thomas A. Fiske |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 911,99950.44% | Rudy Boschwitz (head-to-head) Russell B. Bentley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000288) and Wikidata (Q731783). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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