Richard E. Mourdock, U.S. Senate candidate

Richard E. Mourdock

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
October 8, 1951
Current age
74
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1990–2012
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mourdock1.3M
Opponents1.7M
3
Elections run

Between 1990 and 2012, Richard E. Mourdock ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 3. Mourdock's biggest single-election total was 1,133,621 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Indiana.

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How many votes has Richard E. Mourdock received?

Richard E. Mourdock has received 1,322,320 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Richard E. Mourdock’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. SenateIndianaLost1,133,62144.28%Joe Donnelly
Andrew ??andy?? Horning
1992U.S. HouseIndianaLost108,05445.33%Francis X. McCloskey (head-to-head)
John W. Taylor

Jimmy Gale Funkhouser Jr.
1990U.S. HouseIndianaLost80,64545.28%Francis X. McCloskey (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q3431056). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard E. Mourdock: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-mourdock. 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.