Steve Daines, U.S. Senator

Steve Daines

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
August 20, 1962
Current age
63
Home state
Montana
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Senator, Montana (present)
On the ballot
2012–2020
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Daines802,351
Opponents652,852
3
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2020, Steve Daines ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 3. Daines's biggest single-election total was 333,174 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Montana. Daines's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in Montana's at-large district, decided by 50,529 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Montana, every U.S. House race in Montana's at-large district, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Steve Daines received?

Steve Daines has received 802,351 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Steve Daines’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. SenateMontanaWon333,17455.01%Steve Bullock
2014U.S. SenateMontanaWon213,70957.79%Amanda Curtis
Roger Roots
2012U.S. HouseMontanaWon255,46853.25%Kim Gillan
David Kaiser
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000618) and Wikidata (Q3200900). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Steve Daines: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/steve-daines. 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.