Rod Grams
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- February 4, 1948
- Died
- October 8, 2013
- Age at death
- 65
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1992–2006
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Grams2.1M
Opponents2.6M
4
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2006, Rod Grams ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 2 and losing 2. Grams's biggest single-election total was 1,047,474 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Grams's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 6, decided by 33,548 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 8, every U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, or every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 6.
How many votes has Rod Grams received?
Rod Grams has received 2,148,374 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Lost | 97,68334.39% | James L. Oberstar Harry Robb Welty |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Lost | 1,047,47443.29% | Mark Dayton James Gibson David Daniels Rebecca Ellis David Swan Erik D. Pakieser |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 869,65349.05% | Ann Wynia Dean M. Barkley (head-to-head) Candice E. Sjostrom Stephen Johnson Marea Himelgrin |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 133,56444.37% | Gerald Sikorski Dean M. Barkley (head-to-head) James H. Peterson Tom Firnstahl |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000367) and Wikidata (Q369047). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rod Grams: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rod-grams. Accessed [date].