Richard Burr
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 30, 1955
- Current age
- 70
- Home state
- North Carolina
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1992–2016
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burr6.4M
Opponents5.6M
9
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2016, Richard Burr ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 8 and losing 1. Burr's biggest single-election total was 2,395,376 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. Burr's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 5, decided by 21,547 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, every U.S. House race in North Carolina's District 5, or all 2016 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Richard Burr received?
Richard Burr has received 6,391,347 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. SenateNorth Carolina | Won | 2,395,37651.06% | Deborah K. Ross Sean Haugh |
| 2010 | U.S. SenateNorth Carolina | Won | 1,458,04654.81% | Elaine Marshall Michael Beitler |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateNorth Carolina | Won | 1,791,45051.6% | Erskine B. Bowles Tom Bailey |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 137,87970.19% | David Crawford |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 172,48992.81% | Steven Francis LeBoeuf |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 119,10367.56% | Mike Robinson Eugene Paczelt |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 130,17762.08% | Neil Grist Cashion Jr. Barbara Howe Craig Berg |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 84,74157.28% | A. P. Sands |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Lost | 102,08645.64% | Stephen L. Neal Gary Albrecht |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001135) and Wikidata (Q331278). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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