Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party
Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party
House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party
Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less
Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority
The popular vote tallies are UNOFFICIAL and have been acquired from various media sources. |
The overview is grouped by Major Party (Democratic and affiliates, Republican), Major Third Party (Libertarian, Green, Reform), Other Third Party, Independent, and Others (write-in, scattering, none of the above, etc.). Votes cast for fusion candidates (candidates appearing under the banner of multiple parties) are tallied under the Major Party. |
| Affiliated Party or Classification | Candidates | Winners | Vote | FEC Total Receipts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 31 | 22 | 66.67% | 33,497,286 | 53.80% | $270,136,308 |
| Republican | 33 | 9 | 27.27% | 26,244,457 | 42.15% | $222,090,519 |
| Independent | 21 | 2 | 6.06% | 939,612 | 1.51% | $25,251,934 |
| Libertarian | 16 | 0 | 612,864 | 0.98% | $1,270,216 | |
| Other Third Party | 16 | 0 | 389,277 | 0.63% | $71,039 | |
| Green | 11 | 0 | 354,254 | 0.57% | $339,191 | |
| Others | 29 | 0 | 226,516 | 0.36% | $15,744 | |
| 7 listings | 157 | 33 | 100.00% | 62,264,266 | 100.00% | $519,174,951 |
| Candidate's Balloted Party(ies) | Affiliated Party or Classification | Candidates | Winners | Vote | FEC Total Receipts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Democratic | 28 | 19 | 29,060,026 | 46.67% | $216,435,852 |
| Republican | Republican | 32 | 9 | 24,852,268 | 39.91% | $216,240,909 |
| Democratic; Independence; Working Families | Democratic | 1 | 1 | 3,008,428 | 4.83% | $39,833,526 |
| Republican; Conservative | Republican | 1 | 0 | 1,392,189 | 2.24% | $5,849,610 |
| Democratic-Farmer Labor | Democratic | 1 | 1 | 1,279,515 | 2.05% | $9,202,052 |
| Libertarian | Libertarian | 16 | 0 | 612,864 | 0.98% | $1,270,216 |
| Connecticut For Lieberman | Independent | 1 | 1 | 564,095 | 0.91% | $18,996,689 |
| Green | Green | 9 | 0 | 333,607 | 0.54% | $333,254 |
| Independent | Independent | 15 | 1 | 270,933 | 0.44% | $6,195,558 |
| Scattering | Others | 4 | 0 | 217,616 | 0.35% | |
| Democratic-Nonpartisan League | Democratic | 1 | 1 | 149,317 | 0.24% | $4,664,878 |
| Peace And Freedom | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 117,764 | 0.19% | |
| No Party Affiliation | Independent | 4 | 0 | 76,765 | 0.12% | $57,756 |
| American Independent | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 75,350 | 0.12% | |
| Independence | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 71,241 | 0.11% | $13,652 |
| Unenrolled | Independent | 1 | 0 | 27,819 | 0.04% | $1,931 |
| Independent Greens | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 26,106 | 0.04% | $26,482 |
| Constitution | Other Third Party | 2 | 0 | 26,052 | 0.04% | $24,733 |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 18,291 | 0.03% | |
| Progressive Party of Missouri | Green | 1 | 0 | 18,274 | 0.03% | $5,937 |
| Socialist Equality | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 11,071 | 0.02% | |
| Socialist Workers Party | Other Third Party | 2 | 0 | 10,319 | 0.02% | |
| Personal Choice | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 8,963 | 0.01% | $6,172 |
| Mountain | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 8,522 | 0.01% | |
| None of these candidates | Others | 1 | 0 | 8,192 | 0.01% | |
| Independent American | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 7,749 | 0.01% | |
| Concerned Citizens | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 4,638 | 0.01% | |
| Socialist Party USA | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 2,410 | 0.00% | |
| Desert Greens | Green | 1 | 0 | 2,373 | 0.00% | |
| Liberty Union | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 801 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | Others | 24 | 0 | 708 | 0.00% | $15,744 |
| 31 listings | 157 | 33 | 62,264,266 | 100.00% | $519,174,951 | |
| State | Class | Candidate (I) = incumbent * = winner | Party | Vote | FEC Total Receipts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 1 | *Jon L. Kyl (I) | Republican | 607,778 | 52.77% | $14,123,880 |
| AZ | 1 | Jim Pederson | Democratic | 506,759 | 43.99% | $14,709,628 |
| AZ | 1 | Richard Mack | Libertarian | 37,319 | 3.24% | |
| AZ | 1 | Stephen "The Penny Man" Baker | Write-in | |||
| AZ | 1 | Ray Caplette | Write-in | |||
| CA | 1 | *Dianne Feinstein (I) | Democratic | 5,076,289 | 59.43% | $8,238,616 |
| CA | 1 | Richard L. "Dick" Mountjoy | Republican | 2,990,822 | 35.02% | $198,630 |
| CA | 1 | Michael Todd "Todd" Chretien | Green | 147,074 | 1.72% | $61,549 |
| CA | 1 | Michael S. Metti | Libertarian | 133,851 | 1.57% | |
| CA | 1 | Marsha Feinland | Peace And Freedom | 117,764 | 1.38% | |
| CA | 1 | Don J. Grundmann | American Independent | 75,350 | 0.88% | |
| CA | 1 | Jeffrey "Jeff" Mackler | Write-in | 108 | 0.00% | |
| CA | 1 | Lea Sherman | Write-in | 47 | 0.00% | |
| CA | 1 | Kent P. Mesplay | Write-in | |||
| CA | 1 | Connor Vlakancic | Write-in | |||
| CT | 1 | *Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman (I) | Connecticut For Lieberman | 564,095 | 49.71% | $18,996,689 |
| CT | 1 | Edward M. "Ned" Lamont | Democratic | 450,844 | 39.73% | $20,580,703 |
| CT | 1 | Alan R. Schlesinger | Republican | 109,198 | 9.62% | $221,019 |
| CT | 1 | Ralph A. Ferrucci | Green | 5,922 | 0.52% | $2,365 |
| CT | 1 | Timothy A. Knibbs | Concerned Citizens | 4,638 | 0.41% | |
| CT | 1 | Carl E. Vassar | Write-in | 80 | 0.01% | |
| CT | 1 | John M. Joy | Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | |
| DE | 1 | *Thomas R. "Tom" Carper (I) | Democratic | 170,544 | 70.20% | $3,177,275 |
| DE | 1 | Jan C. Ting | Republican | 69,732 | 28.70% | $212,766 |
| DE | 1 | William E. Morris | Libertarian | 2,671 | 1.10% | |
| FL | 1 | *Bill Nelson (I) | Democratic | 2,890,548 | 60.30% | $15,355,490 |
| FL | 1 | Katherine Harris | Republican | 1,826,127 | 38.10% | $9,341,803 |
| FL | 1 | Belinda Noah | No Party Affiliation | 24,880 | 0.52% | $23,066 |
| FL | 1 | Brian Patrick Moore | No Party Affiliation | 19,695 | 0.41% | $21,690 |
| FL | 1 | Floyd Ray Frazier | No Party Affiliation | 16,628 | 0.35% | |
| FL | 1 | Roy J. Tanner | No Party Affiliation | 15,562 | 0.32% | $13,000 |
| FL | 1 | Lawrence Sidney Scott | Write-in | 78 | 0.00% | |
| FL | 1 | Bernard Senter | Write-in | 16 | 0.00% | |
| HI | 1 | *Daniel Kahikina Akaka (I) | Democratic | 210,118 | 61.34% | $2,648,898 |
| HI | 1 | Cynthia H. Thielen | Republican | 126,041 | 36.79% | $356,419 |
| HI | 1 | Lloyd Jeffrey "Jeff" Mallan | Libertarian | 6,401 | 1.87% | |
| IN | 1 | *Richard G. Lugar (I) | Republican | 1,155,577 | 87.18% | $2,925,923 |
| IN | 1 | Steve Osborn | Libertarian | 169,858 | 12.82% | |
| IN | 1 | Jack H. Baldwin | Write-in | |||
| IN | 1 | Mark Pool | Write-in | |||
| MA | 1 | *Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (I) | Democratic | 1,497,304 | 69.46% | $8,931,742 |
| MA | 1 | Kenneth G. "Ken" Chase | Republican | 658,374 | 30.54% | $873,982 |
| MD | 1 | *Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin | Democratic | 894,830 | 54.45% | $8,770,424 |
| MD | 1 | Michael S. Steele | Republican | 723,089 | 44.00% | $8,432,622 |
| MD | 1 | Kevin B. Zeese | Green | 25,405 | 1.55% | $68,909 |
| MD | 1 | Lih Young | Write-in | |||
| ME | 1 | *Olympia J. Snowe (I) | Republican | 398,723 | 74.35% | $3,434,635 |
| ME | 1 | Jean M. Hay Bright | Democratic | 109,727 | 20.46% | $127,767 |
| ME | 1 | William Henry "Bill" Slavick | Unenrolled | 27,819 | 5.19% | $1,931 |
| ME | 1 | Michael A. Beardsley | Write-in | |||
| MI | 1 | *Debbie Stabenow (I) | Democratic | 2,148,637 | 56.88% | $9,211,206 |
| MI | 1 | Michael J. "Mike" Bouchard | Republican | 1,559,761 | 41.29% | $6,065,160 |
| MI | 1 | Leonard Schwartz | Libertarian | 27,018 | 0.72% | |
| MI | 1 | David Sole | Green | 23,918 | 0.63% | $5,527 |
| MI | 1 | W. Dennis FitzSimons | U.S. Taxpayers | 18,291 | 0.48% | |
| MN | 1 | *Amy Klobuchar | Democratic-Farmer Labor | 1,279,515 | 58.00% | $9,202,052 |
| MN | 1 | Mark Raymond Kennedy | Republican | 839,173 | 38.04% | $9,770,342 |
| MN | 1 | Robert Maxwell Fitzgerald | Independence | 71,241 | 3.23% | $13,652 |
| MN | 1 | Michael James Cavlan | Green | 10,729 | 0.49% | $9,378 |
| MN | 1 | Ben Powers | Constitution | 5,408 | 0.25% | |
| MO | 1 | *Claire C. McCaskill | Democratic | 1,047,049 | 49.53% | $11,906,356 |
| MO | 1 | James Matthes "Jim" Talent (I) | Republican | 1,001,238 | 47.36% | $14,098,563 |
| MO | 1 | Frank Gilmour | Libertarian | 47,504 | 2.25% | |
| MO | 1 | Lydia L. Lewis | Progressive Party of Missouri | 18,274 | 0.86% | $5,937 |
| MS | 1 | *Trent Lott (I) | Republican | 375,836 | 63.62% | $2,810,405 |
| MS | 1 | Erik Robert Fleming | Democratic | 205,786 | 34.84% | $43,157 |
| MS | 1 | Harold M. Taylor | Libertarian | 9,106 | 1.54% | |
| MT | 1 | *Jon Tester | Democratic | 198,302 | 49.07% | $5,588,548 |
| MT | 1 | Conrad Burns (I) | Republican | 195,455 | 48.37% | $8,057,326 |
| MT | 1 | Stan Jones | Libertarian | 10,324 | 2.55% | |
| ND | 1 | *Kent Conrad (I) | Democratic-Nonpartisan League | 149,317 | 68.81% | $4,664,878 |
| ND | 1 | Dwight Grotberg | Republican | 64,133 | 29.55% | $259,080 |
| ND | 1 | Roland Riemers | Libertarian | 2,177 | 1.00% | |
| ND | 1 | James Germalic | Independent | 1,383 | 0.64% | |
| NE | 1 | *E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson (I) | Democratic | 377,907 | 63.95% | $6,066,750 |
| NE | 1 | J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts | Republican | 213,054 | 36.05% | $13,424,896 |
| NE | 1 | Dori Settles | Write-in | |||
| NJ | 1 | *Robert "Bob" Menendez (I) | Democratic | 1,165,596 | 53.16% | $11,950,586 |
| NJ | 1 | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Republican | 976,904 | 44.55% | $7,879,053 |
| NJ | 1 | Leonard "Len" Flynn | Libertarian | 14,337 | 0.65% | $5,172 |
| NJ | 1 | Edward "Ed" "NJ Weedman" Forchion | Independent | 11,362 | 0.52% | |
| NJ | 1 | J.M. Carter, Jr. | Independent | 7,710 | 0.35% | |
| NJ | 1 | N. Leonard Smith | Independent | 6,084 | 0.28% | |
| NJ | 1 | Daryl Mikell Brooks | Independent | 5,001 | 0.23% | |
| NJ | 1 | Angela L. Lariscy | Socialist Workers Party | 3,352 | 0.15% | |
| NJ | 1 | Gregory "Greg" Pason | Socialist Party USA | 2,410 | 0.11% | |
| NJ | 1 | Anthony Fisher | Write-in | |||
| NM | 1 | *Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. (I) | Democratic | 394,079 | 70.60% | $3,310,009 |
| NM | 1 | Allen Wilson McCulloch | Republican | 163,732 | 29.33% | $559,138 |
| NM | 1 | Orlin Gentry Cole | Write-in | 376 | 0.07% | |
| NV | 1 | *John Eric Ensign (I) | Republican | 321,186 | 55.35% | $5,305,606 |
| NV | 1 | John William "Jack" Carter | Democratic | 237,875 | 41.00% | $2,266,273 |
| NV | 1 | None of these candidates | None of these candidates | 8,192 | 1.41% | |
| NV | 1 | David K. Schumann | Independent American | 7,749 | 1.34% | |
| NV | 1 | Brendan Trainor | Libertarian | 5,246 | 0.90% | |
| NY | 1 | *Hillary Rodham Clinton (I) | Democratic; Independence; Working Families | 3,008,428 | 63.96% | $39,833,526 |
| NY | 1 | John D. Spencer | Republican; Conservative | 1,392,189 | 29.60% | $5,849,610 |
| NY | 1 | Blk.,Void, Scattering | Scattering | 213,777 | 4.54% | |
| NY | 1 | Howie Hawkins | Green | 55,469 | 1.18% | $48,044 |
| NY | 1 | Jeffrey T. "Jeff" Russell | Libertarian | 15,929 | 0.34% | $9,809 |
| NY | 1 | William "Bill" Van Auken | Socialist Equality | 11,071 | 0.24% | |
| NY | 1 | Róger Calero | Socialist Workers Party | 6,967 | 0.15% | |
| OH | 1 | *Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 2,133,705 | 55.93% | $8,937,004 |
| OH | 1 | Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine (I) | Republican | 1,681,015 | 44.07% | $12,094,898 |
| OH | 1 | Richard Duncan | Write-in | |||
| PA | 1 | *Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 2,392,984 | 58.64% | $17,941,395 |
| PA | 1 | Richard J. "Rick" Santorum (I) | Republican | 1,684,778 | 41.28% | $24,796,718 |
| PA | 1 | Scattered | Scattering | 3,281 | 0.08% | |
| PA | 1 | Ved Dookhun | Write-in | |||
| PA | 1 | Carl Edwards | Write-in | |||
| PA | 1 | Thomas "Tom" Martin | Write-in | |||
| PA | 1 | Carl J. Romanelli | Write-in | $15,744 | ||
| RI | 1 | *Sheldon Whitehouse, II | Democratic | 205,274 | 53.48% | $6,579,757 |
| RI | 1 | Lincoln D. Chafee (I) | Republican | 178,548 | 46.52% | $4,782,343 |
| TN | 1 | *Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. | Republican | 929,835 | 50.73% | $16,831,072 |
| TN | 1 | Harold E. Ford, Jr. | Democratic | 879,494 | 47.98% | $14,306,467 |
| TN | 1 | Eduardo "Ed" Choate, Sr. | Independent | 10,791 | 0.59% | |
| TN | 1 | David Gatchell | Independent | 3,753 | 0.20% | |
| TN | 1 | Emory "Bo" Heyward | Independent | 3,566 | 0.19% | |
| TN | 1 | H. Gary Keplinger | Independent | 3,025 | 0.17% | |
| TN | 1 | Christopher "Chris" Lugo | Independent | 2,579 | 0.14% | |
| TN | 1 | Jim Maynard | Write-in | |||
| TX | 1 | *Kay Bailey Hutchison (I) | Republican | 2,658,657 | 61.68% | $6,378,589 |
| TX | 1 | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | Democratic | 1,554,324 | 36.06% | $1,482,207 |
| TX | 1 | Scott Lanier Jameson | Libertarian | 97,582 | 2.26% | |
| UT | 1 | *Orrin G. Hatch (I) | Republican | 344,416 | 62.62% | $4,880,281 |
| UT | 1 | Peter Lynn Ashdown | Democratic | 169,369 | 30.80% | $256,050 |
| UT | 1 | Scott N. Bradley | Constitution | 20,644 | 3.75% | $24,733 |
| UT | 1 | Roger Ira Price | Personal Choice | 8,963 | 1.63% | $6,172 |
| UT | 1 | Dave Starr Seely | Libertarian | 4,210 | 0.77% | |
| UT | 1 | Julian Hatch | Desert Greens | 2,373 | 0.43% | |
| UT | 1 | S. Toney | Write-in | |||
| VA | 1 | *James H. "Jim" Webb, Jr. | Democratic | 1,172,671 | 49.60% | $8,629,224 |
| VA | 1 | George F. Allen (I) | Republican | 1,165,440 | 49.29% | $14,994,264 |
| VA | 1 | Glenda Gail "Gail" Parker | Independent Greens | 26,106 | 1.10% | $26,482 |
| VT | 1 | *Bernard "Bernie" Sanders | Independent | 171,638 | 65.41% | $6,179,359 |
| VT | 1 | Richard E. "Rich" Tarrant | Republican | 84,924 | 32.36% | $7,315,854 |
| VT | 1 | Cris Ericson | Independent | 1,735 | 0.66% | |
| VT | 1 | Craig Hill | Green | 1,536 | 0.59% | |
| VT | 1 | Peter D. Moss | Independent | 1,518 | 0.58% | |
| VT | 1 | Pete Diamondstone | Liberty Union | 801 | 0.31% | |
| VT | 1 | Write-in Votes | Scattering | 267 | 0.10% | |
| WA | 1 | *Maria Cantwell (I) | Democratic | 1,184,659 | 56.85% | $13,725,773 |
| WA | 1 | Michael Sean "Mike" McGavick | Republican | 832,106 | 39.93% | $10,853,230 |
| WA | 1 | Bruce Macclement Guthrie | Libertarian | 29,331 | 1.41% | $1,255,235 |
| WA | 1 | Aaron L. Dixon | Green | 21,254 | 1.02% | $87,749 |
| WA | 1 | Robin Adair | Independent | 16,384 | 0.79% | $16,199 |
| WI | 1 | *Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl (I) | Democratic | 1,436,623 | 67.37% | $6,438,431 |
| WI | 1 | Robert Gerald Lorge | Republican | 629,127 | 29.50% | $175,772 |
| WI | 1 | Rae Sharlene Vogeler | Green | 42,300 | 1.98% | $49,733 |
| WI | 1 | Ben J. Glatzel | Independent | 24,404 | 1.14% | |
| WV | 1 | *Robert C. Byrd (I) | Democratic | 291,058 | 64.41% | $5,114,217 |
| WV | 1 | John Reeves Raese | Republican | 152,315 | 33.71% | $3,163,848 |
| WV | 1 | Jesse Johnson | Mountain | 8,522 | 1.89% | |
| WY | 1 | *Craig L. Thomas (I) | Republican | 135,174 | 69.99% | $1,622,792 |
| WY | 1 | F. Dale Groutage | Democratic | 57,671 | 29.86% | $141,899 |
| WY | 1 | Write-In Votes | Scattering | 291 | 0.15% | |
| 33 states | 33 offices | 157 candidates | 62,264,266 | $519,174,951 | ||