Ron Klink
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 23, 1951
- Current age
- 74
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1992–2000
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Klink2.7M
Opponents2.8M
5
Elections run
Between 1992 and 2000, Ron Klink ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Klink's biggest single-election total was 2,154,908 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Klink's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4, decided by 44,698 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 4, or all 2000 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Ron Klink received?
Ron Klink has received 2,706,511 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Lost | 2,154,90845.51% | Rick Santorum John J. Featherman Lester B. Searer Robert E. Domske |
| 1998 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 103,18363.82% | Mike Turzai |
| 1996 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 142,62164.2% | Paul T. Adametz |
| 1994 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 119,11564.17% | Ed Peglow |
| 1992 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 186,68478.46% | Gordon R. Johnston Drew Ley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000270) and Wikidata (Q7364037). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ron Klink: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ron-klink. Accessed [date].