Ron Kirk, U.S. Senate candidate

Ron Kirk

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
June 27, 1954
Current age
72
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2002
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kirk2.0M
Opponents2.6M
1
Elections run

Ron Kirk, a Democratic politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2002 U.S. Senate election in Texas to John Cornyn, receiving 1,955,758 votes (43.33%).

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How many votes has Ron Kirk received?

Ron Kirk has received 1,955,758 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Ron Kirk’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. SenateTexasLost1,955,75843.33%John Cornyn
Scott Lanier Jameson

Roy H. Williams
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1399368). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ron Kirk: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ron-kirk. 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.