Walter Mondale
★ Vice President
- Born
- January 5, 1928
- Died
- April 19, 2021
- Age at death
- 93
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1966–2002
3-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mondale116.6M
Opponents145.7M
Total Electoral Votes
Mondale359
Opponents1,254
6
Elections run
As a running mate, Mondale is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1966 and 2002, Walter Mondale ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 3 and losing 3. Mondale's biggest single-election total was 40,831,881 votes, in the 1976 U.S. presidential election. Mondale's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 110,972 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, every U.S. presidential election, or all 2002 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Walter Mondale received?
Walter Mondale has received 116,623,754 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–3, plus 359 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Lost | 1,067,24647.34% | Norm Coleman Jim Moore Paul David Wellstone Ray Tricomo Miro Drago |
| 1984 | Presidentwith Geraldine Ferraro | Lost | 37,577,352 (40.6%)13 EV | Ronald Reagan (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | Vice Presidentwith Jimmy Carter | Lost | 35,480,115 (41%)49 EV | Ronald Reagan (head-to-head) John B. Anderson |
| 1976 | Vice Presidentwith Jimmy Carter | Won | 40,831,881 (50.1%)297 EV | Gerald Ford |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 981,32056.67% | Phil Hansen Karl H. Heck |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 685,84053.94% | Robert A. Forsythe Joseph Johnson William Braatz |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000851) and Wikidata (Q49216). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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