Rob Portman
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 19, 1955
- Current age
- 70
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1994–2016
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Portman6.3M
Opponents4.3M
8
Elections run
Between 1994 and 2016, Rob Portman ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 8. Portman's biggest single-election total was 3,118,567 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Portman's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 2, decided by 90,433 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Ohio, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 2, or all 2016 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Rob Portman received?
Rob Portman has received 6,349,138 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 3,118,56758.03% | Ted Strickland Tom Connors Joseph R. Demare Scott A. Rupert |
| 2010 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 2,168,74256.85% | Lee Fisher Eric W. Deaton Michael L. Pryce Daniel H. Labotz |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 227,10271.7% | Charles W. Sanders (head-to-head) James J. Condit Jr. |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 139,21874.05% | Charles W. Sanders (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 204,18473.57% | Charles W. Sanders (head-to-head) Robert E. Bidwell |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 154,34475.79% | Charles W. Sanders (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 186,85372.01% | Thomas R. Chandler Kathleen M. McKnight |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 150,12877.44% | Les Mann |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000449) and Wikidata (Q926069). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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