Tina Smith, U.S. Senator

Tina Smith

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
March 4, 1958
Current age
68
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Minnesota (present)
On the ballot
2018–2020
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith2.9M
Opponents2.9M
2
Elections run

Between 2018 and 2020, Tina Smith ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Smith's biggest single-election total was 1,566,522 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota.

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How many votes has Tina Smith received?

Tina Smith has received 2,937,062 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Tina Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. SenateMinnesotaWon1,566,52248.74%Jason Lewis
Kevin O'Connor

Oliver Steinberg
2018U.S. SenateMinnesota · SpecialWon1,370,54052.97%Karin Housley
Sarah Wellington

Jerry Trooien
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001203) and Wikidata (Q18631509). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tina Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tina-smith. 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.