Rick Santorum
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 10, 1958
- Current age
- 68
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1990–2006
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Santorum6.1M
Opponents6.6M
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Elections run
Between 1990 and 2006, Rick Santorum ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Santorum's biggest single-election total was 2,481,962 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Santorum's closest win came in the 1990 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 18, decided by 4,817 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 18, or all 2006 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Rick Santorum received?
Rick Santorum has received 6,142,152 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Lost | 1,684,77841.28% | Robert P. Casey Jr. |
| 2000 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 2,481,96252.42% | Ron Klink John J. Featherman Lester B. Searer Robert E. Domske |
| 1994 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 1,735,69149.4% | Harris Wofford Diane Blough Donald C. Ernsberger |
| 1992 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 154,02460.56% | Frank A. Pecora Denise Winebrenner Edwards |
| 1990 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 85,69751.45% | Douglas Walgren |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000059) and Wikidata (Q155985). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rick Santorum: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rick-santorum. Accessed [date].