Tom Strickland, U.S. Senate candidate

Tom Strickland

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
May 16, 1952
Current age
74
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1996–2002
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Strickland1.3M
Opponents1.6M
2
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2002, Tom Strickland ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Strickland's biggest single-election total was 667,600 votes, in the 1996 U.S. Senate election in Colorado.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Colorado or all 2002 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Tom Strickland received?

Tom Strickland has received 1,315,730 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Tom Strickland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. SenateColoradoLost648,13045.77%Wayne Allard (head-to-head)
Doulgas Dayhorse Campbell

Rick Stanley

John Heckman
1996U.S. SenateColoradoLost667,60045.74%Wayne Allard (head-to-head)
Randy MacKenzie
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q16981525). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Strickland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-strickland. 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.