Tom Vilsack, Governor

Tom Vilsack

Governor
Born
December 13, 1950
Current age
75
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1998–2002
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Vilsack1.0M
Opponents901,399
2
Elections run

Between 1998 and 2002, Tom Vilsack ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Vilsack's biggest single-election total was 540,449 votes, in the 2002 governor election in Iowa. Vilsack's closest win came in the 1998 governor election in Iowa, decided by 55,444 votes.

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How many votes has Tom Vilsack received?

Tom Vilsack has received 1,040,680 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Tom Vilsack’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002GovernorIowaWon540,44952.69%Doug Gross
1998GovernorIowaWon500,23152.3%Jim Ross Lightfoot
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q353826). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Vilsack: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-vilsack. 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.