Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator

Thom Tillis

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
August 30, 1960
Current age
65
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Senator, North Carolina (present)
On the ballot
2014–2020
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tillis4.1M
Opponents4.3M
2
Elections run

Between 2014 and 2020, Thom Tillis ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Tillis's biggest single-election total was 2,665,598 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. Tillis's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, decided by 45,608 votes.

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How many votes has Thom Tillis received?

Thom Tillis has received 4,088,857 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Thom Tillis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaWon2,665,59848.69%Cal Cunningham
Shannon W. Bray

Kevin E. Hayes
2014U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaWon1,423,25948.82%Kay R. Hagan
Sean Haugh

John Rhodes
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000476) and Wikidata (Q7786750). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.