Tim Kaine
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- February 26, 1958
- Current age
- 68
- Home state
- Virginia
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Senator, Virginia (present)
- On the ballot
- 2005–2024
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kaine73.2M
Opponents75.8M
Total Electoral Votes
Kaine227
Opponents304
5
Elections run
As a running mate, Kaine is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 2005 and 2024, Tim Kaine ran in 5 elections across 3 offices (Governor, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 4 and losing 1. Kaine's biggest single-election total was 65,853,514 votes, in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Kaine's closest win came in the 2005 governor election in Virginia, decided by 113,615 votes.
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How many votes has Tim Kaine received?
Tim Kaine has received 73,217,008 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1, plus 227 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Won | 2,417,11554.37% | Hung Cao |
| 2018 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Won | 1,910,37057% | Corey A. Stewart Matt J. Waters |
| 2016 | Vice Presidentwith Hillary Clinton | Lost | 65,853,514 (48.2%)227 EV | Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein Evan McMullin |
| 2012 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Won | 2,010,06752.87% | George F. Allen |
| 2005 | GovernorVirginia | Won | 1,025,94251.72% | Jerry Kilgore |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000384) and Wikidata (Q359888). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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