Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
October 20, 1955
Current age
70
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Rhode Island (present)
On the ballot
2006–2024
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Whitehouse1.0M
Opponents665,632
4
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2024, Sheldon Whitehouse ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Whitehouse's biggest single-election total was 294,665 votes, in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island. Whitehouse's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island, decided by 27,093 votes.

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How many votes has Sheldon Whitehouse received?

Sheldon Whitehouse has received 1,003,219 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Sheldon Whitehouse’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon294,66559.9%Patricia Morgan
2018U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon231,47761.44%Robert G. Flanders Jr.
2012U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon271,03464.81%Benjamin Barrett Hinckley III
2006U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon206,04353.52%Lincoln D. Chafee
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000802) and Wikidata (Q652066). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sheldon Whitehouse: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sheldon-whitehouse. 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.