Tim Michels

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2004–2022
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Michels2.6M
Opponents3.0M
2
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2022, Tim Michels ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), losing all 2. Michels's biggest single-election total was 1,301,183 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin.

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How many votes has Tim Michels received?

Tim Michels has received 2,569,718 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Tim Michels’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorWisconsinLost1,268,53547.75%Tony Evers
2004U.S. SenateWisconsinLost1,301,18344.11%Russel D. Feingold
Arif Khan

Eugene A. Hem
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tim Michels: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tim-michels. 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.