Rand Paul, U.S. Senator

Rand Paul

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
January 7, 1963
Current age
63
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Senator, Kentucky (present)
On the ballot
2010–2022
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Paul2.8M
Opponents2.0M
3
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2022, Rand Paul ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Paul's biggest single-election total was 1,090,177 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Paul's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, decided by 155,654 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Kentucky or all 2022 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Rand Paul received?

Rand Paul has received 2,759,209 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Rand Paul’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. SenateKentuckyWon913,32661.8%Charles Booker
2016U.S. SenateKentuckyWon1,090,17757.27%Jim Gray
2010U.S. SenateKentuckyWon755,70655.73%Jack Conway
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000603) and Wikidata (Q463557). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rand Paul: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rand-paul. 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.