Tom Emmer, U.S. Representative

Tom Emmer

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
March 3, 1961
Current age
65
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Representative, Minnesota (present)
On the ballot
2010–2024
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Emmer2.2M
Opponents1.9M
7
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2024, Tom Emmer ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 6 and losing 1. Emmer's biggest single-election total was 910,462 votes, in the 2010 governor election in Minnesota. Emmer's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 6, decided by 42,402 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 6, every governor election in Minnesota, or all 2024 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Tom Emmer received?

Tom Emmer has received 2,201,247 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

Tom Emmer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon260,09562.45%Jeanne Hendricks (head-to-head)
2022U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon198,14561.97%Jeanne Hendricks (head-to-head)
2020U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon270,90165.7%Tawnja Zahradka
2018U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon192,93161.11%Ian Todd
2016U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon235,38565.58%David Snyder
2014U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon133,32856.29%Joe Perske
John Denney
2010GovernorMinnesotaLost910,46243.21%Mark Dayton
Tom Horner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000294) and Wikidata (Q7815723). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Emmer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-emmer. 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.