Tim Walz
★ Governor● In office
- Born
- April 6, 1964
- Current age
- 62
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- Governor of Minnesota (present)
- Years in office
- 12 years in the U.S. House, 7 years as governor
- On the ballot
- 2006–2024
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Walz78.7M
Opponents82.6M
Total Electoral Votes
Walz226
Opponents312
9
Elections run
As a running mate, Walz is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 2006 and 2024, Tim Walz ran in 9 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, Governor, and President), winning 8 and losing 1. Walz's biggest single-election total was 75,017,613 votes, in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Walz's closest win came in the 2016 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 1, decided by 2,547 votes.
Browse every U.S. presidential election, every governor election in Minnesota, or every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 1.
How many votes has Tim Walz received?
Tim Walz has received 78,679,865 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1, plus 226 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vice Presidentwith Kamala Harris | Lost | 75,017,613 (48.3%)226 EV | Donald Trump Jill Stein Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Chase Oliver |
| 2022 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 1,312,34952.27% | Scott Jensen |
| 2018 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 1,393,09653.84% | Jeff Johnson |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 169,07150.34% | Jim Hagedorn (head-to-head) |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 122,85154.19% | Jim Hagedorn (head-to-head) |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 193,21157.52% | Allen Quist |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 122,36549.34% | Randy Demmer Steven Wilson Lars Johnson |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 207,75362.5% | Brian J. Davis Gregory Mikkelson |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 141,55652.74% | Gil Gutknecht |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000799) and Wikidata (Q2434360). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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