Rick Perry
★ Governor
- Born
- March 4, 1950
- Current age
- 76
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 2002–2010
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Perry7.1M
Opponents5.2M
3
Elections run
Between 2002 and 2010, Rick Perry ran in 3 governor elections, winning all 3. Perry's biggest single-election total was 2,737,481 votes, in the 2010 governor election in Texas. Perry's closest win came in the 2006 governor election in Texas, decided by 406,450 votes.
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How many votes has Rick Perry received?
Rick Perry has received 7,086,875 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | GovernorTexas | Won | 2,737,48154.97% | Bill White |
| 2006 | GovernorTexas | Won | 1,716,80339.03% | Chris Bell |
| 2002 | GovernorTexas | Won | 2,632,59157.81% | Tony Sanchez |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q215057). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rick Perry: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rick-perry. Accessed [date].