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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 36 | 20 | 55.56% | 32,798,967 | 49.96% |
| Republican | 36 | 16 | 44.44% | 28,966,065 | 44.12% |
| Independent | 22 | 0 | 1,845,192 | 2.81% | |
| Green | 17 | 0 | 854,002 | 1.30% | |
| Other Third Party | 19 | 0 | 420,908 | 0.64% | |
| Libertarian | 14 | 0 | 347,423 | 0.53% | |
| Others | 66 | 0 | 325,725 | 0.50% | |
| Reform | 2 | 0 | 97,677 | 0.15% | |
| 8 listings | 212 | 36 | 100.00% | 65,655,959 | 100.00% |
| Candidate's Balloted Party(ies) | Affiliated Party or Classification | Candidates | Winners | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Democratic | 34 | 19 | 28,704,505 | 43.72% |
| Republican | Republican | 35 | 16 | 27,691,730 | 42.18% |
| Democratic; Independence; Working Families | Democratic | 1 | 1 | 3,086,709 | 4.70% |
| Independent | Independent | 15 | 0 | 1,672,858 | 2.55% |
| Republican; Conservative | Republican | 1 | 0 | 1,274,335 | 1.94% |
| Democratic-Farmer Labor | Democratic | 1 | 0 | 1,007,753 | 1.53% |
| Green | Green | 15 | 0 | 792,691 | 1.21% |
| Libertarian | Libertarian | 14 | 0 | 347,423 | 0.53% |
| Scattering | Others | 6 | 0 | 269,338 | 0.41% |
| Independence | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 141,726 | 0.22% |
| Unenrolled | Independent | 2 | 0 | 120,571 | 0.18% |
| Reform | Reform | 2 | 0 | 97,677 | 0.15% |
| Peace And Freedom | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 69,934 | 0.11% |
| American Independent | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 61,901 | 0.09% |
| Constitution | Other Third Party | 3 | 0 | 57,477 | 0.09% |
| Green-Rainbow | Green | 1 | 0 | 43,032 | 0.07% |
| No Party Affiliation | Independent | 3 | 0 | 38,394 | 0.06% |
| Write-in | Others | 59 | 0 | 35,768 | 0.05% |
| None of these candidates | Others | 1 | 0 | 20,619 | 0.03% |
| Independent American | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 19,966 | 0.03% |
| Pacific Green | Green | 1 | 0 | 18,279 | 0.03% |
| Rent is too High | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 13,355 | 0.02% |
| Quit Raising Taxes | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 9,639 | 0.01% |
| Unaffiliated | Independent | 1 | 0 | 9,629 | 0.01% |
| Nebraska | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 8,894 | 0.01% |
| American Constitution | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 8,705 | 0.01% |
| Socialist Workers Party | Other Third Party | 2 | 0 | 7,943 | 0.01% |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 7,070 | 0.01% |
| Concerned Citizens | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 5,570 | 0.01% |
| American | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 3,786 | 0.01% |
| By Petition | Independent | 1 | 0 | 3,740 | 0.01% |
| Populist | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 3,253 | 0.00% |
| Alaskan Independence | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 1,051 | 0.00% |
| Liberty Union | Other Third Party | 1 | 0 | 638 | 0.00% |
| 34 listings | 212 | 36 | 65,655,959 | 100.00% | |
| State | Candidate (I) = incumbent * = winner | Party | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | *Sarah H. Palin | Republican | 99,619 | 48.58% |
| AK | Tony Knowles | Democratic | 83,640 | 40.79% |
| AK | Andrew J. Halcro | Independent | 19,683 | 9.60% |
| AK | Don R. Wright | Alaskan Independence | 1,051 | 0.51% |
| AK | William S. "Billy" Toien | Libertarian | 580 | 0.28% |
| AK | David M. Massie | Green | 469 | 0.23% |
| AK | Ted Gianoutsos | Write-in | ||
| AL | *Bob Riley (I) | Republican | 718,327 | 57.45% |
| AL | Lucy Baxley | Democratic | 519,827 | 41.57% |
| AL | Write-In | Write-in | 12,012 | 0.96% |
| AL | Loretta Nall | Write-in | 235 | 0.02% |
| AR | *Mike Beebe | Democratic | 421,051 | 55.41% |
| AR | Asa Hutchinson | Republican | 309,886 | 40.78% |
| AR | Rod Bryan | Independent | 15,913 | 2.09% |
| AR | Jim Lendall | Green | 13,068 | 1.72% |
| AR | Michael Jones | Write-in | ||
| AR | Gene Mason | Write-in | ||
| AZ | *Janet Napolitano (I) | Democratic | 727,739 | 62.92% |
| AZ | Len Munsil | Republican | 405,456 | 35.06% |
| AZ | Barry J. Hess, II | Libertarian | 23,414 | 2.02% |
| AZ | Authur Ray Arvizu | Write-in | ||
| AZ | Robert B. Winn | Write-in | ||
| AZ | Brian "Mr. Wright" Wright | Write-in | ||
| CA | *Arnold Schwarzenegger (I) | Republican | 4,850,157 | 55.88% |
| CA | Philip Angelides | Democratic | 3,376,732 | 38.91% |
| CA | Peter Miguel Camejo | Green | 205,995 | 2.37% |
| CA | Art Olivier | Libertarian | 114,329 | 1.32% |
| CA | Janice Jordan | Peace And Freedom | 69,934 | 0.81% |
| CA | Edward C. Noonan | American Independent | 61,901 | 0.71% |
| CA | Robert C. Newman, II | Write-in | 219 | 0.00% |
| CA | James E. Harris | Write-in | 46 | 0.00% |
| CA | Donald “Dr. Don" Etkes | Write-in | 43 | 0.00% |
| CA | Elisha Shapiro | Write-in | 36 | 0.00% |
| CA | Vibert Greene | Write-in | 18 | 0.00% |
| CA | Dealphria Christina Tarver | Write-in | 6 | 0.00% |
| CA | Mary "Mary Carey" Cook | Write-in | ||
| CO | *Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr. | Democratic | 779,741 | 56.30% |
| CO | Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez | Republican | 566,303 | 40.89% |
| CO | Dawn Winkler-Kinateder | Libertarian | 20,527 | 1.48% |
| CO | Paul Noel Fiorino | Unaffiliated | 9,629 | 0.70% |
| CO | Clyde J. Harkins | American Constitution | 8,705 | 0.63% |
| CO | Gary Cooper | Write-in | ||
| CO | Darla Herold | Write-in | ||
| CO | Charles Walter "Chuck" Sylvester, Jr. | Write-in | ||
| CT | *M. Jodi Rell (I) | Republican | 709,987 | 63.23% |
| CT | John DeStefano, Jr. | Democratic | 397,745 | 35.42% |
| CT | Clifford W. "Cliff" Thornton, Jr | Green | 9,585 | 0.85% |
| CT | Joseph A. "Joe" Zdonczyk | Concerned Citizens | 5,570 | 0.50% |
| FL | *Charlie Crist | Republican | 2,519,845 | 52.18% |
| FL | James Oscar "Jim" Davis, III | Democratic | 2,178,289 | 45.11% |
| FL | Max Linn | Reform | 92,595 | 1.92% |
| FL | John Wayne Smith | No Party Affiliation | 15,987 | 0.33% |
| FL | Richard Paul Dembinsky | No Party Affiliation | 11,921 | 0.25% |
| FL | Karl C.C. Behm | No Party Affiliation | 10,486 | 0.22% |
| FL | Omari Musa | Write-in | 76 | 0.00% |
| FL | C.C. Reed | Write-in | 53 | 0.00% |
| FL | Piotr Blass | Write-in | 18 | 0.00% |
| FL | Wilfredo Papa-Roqui Maneiro, II | Write-in | ||
| FL | Atlee David Yarrow | Write-in | ||
| GA | *Sonny Perdue (I) | Republican | 1,229,724 | 57.94% |
| GA | Mark Fletcher Taylor | Democratic | 811,049 | 38.22% |
| GA | Garrett Michael Hayes | Libertarian | 81,412 | 3.84% |
| GA | William Arth | Write-in | 52 | 0.00% |
| GA | David C. Byrne | Write-in | 21 | 0.00% |
| HI | *Linda Lingle (I) | Republican | 215,279 | 62.53% |
| HI | Randall "Randy" Iwase | Democratic | 121,708 | 35.35% |
| HI | Jim Brewer | Green | 5,433 | 1.58% |
| HI | Ozell Amahari Daniel | Libertarian | 1,849 | 0.54% |
| IA | *Chester "Chet" Culver | Democratic | 565,199 | 54.03% |
| IA | Jim Nussle | Republican | 465,451 | 44.49% |
| IA | Wendy S. Barth | Green | 7,780 | 0.74% |
| IA | Kevin Litten | Libertarian | 5,686 | 0.54% |
| IA | Mary J. Martin | Socialist Workers Party | 2,024 | 0.19% |
| ID | *C.L. "Butch" Otter | Republican | 237,437 | 52.67% |
| ID | Jerry M. Brady | Democratic | 198,845 | 44.11% |
| ID | Marvin Pro-Life Richardson | Constitution | 7,309 | 1.62% |
| ID | Ted Dunlap | Libertarian | 7,241 | 1.61% |
| IL | *Rod R. Blagojevich (I) | Democratic | 1,736,219 | 49.80% |
| IL | Judy Baar Topinka | Republican | 1,368,682 | 39.25% |
| IL | Rich Whitney | Green | 361,163 | 10.36% |
| IL | Randall C. Stufflebeam | Write-in | 19,272 | 0.55% |
| IL | Mark Robert McCoy | Write-in | 476 | 0.01% |
| IL | Timothy Ross Nieukirk | Write-in | 249 | 0.01% |
| IL | Angel L. Rivera | Write-in | 134 | 0.00% |
| IL | Albert "Barney" Sloan | Write-in | 129 | 0.00% |
| IL | Mike Shorten | Write-in | 98 | 0.00% |
| IL | Jack L. "Captain" Spani | Write-in | 81 | 0.00% |
| IL | Kevin J. Bognar | Write-in | 76 | 0.00% |
| IL | Marvin J. Koch, Jr. | Write-in | 39 | 0.00% |
| IL | Joseph S. Krug | Write-in | 29 | 0.00% |
| IL | David Louis The Christ Sito | Write-in | 16 | 0.00% |
| IL | Barry Newman | Write-in | 6 | 0.00% |
| IL | William Miller | Write-in | 2 | 0.00% |
| KS | *Kathleen Sebelius (I) | Democratic | 480,532 | 57.84% |
| KS | Jim Barnett | Republican | 336,583 | 40.51% |
| KS | Carl Kramer | Libertarian | 8,652 | 1.04% |
| KS | Richard Lee Ranzau | Reform | 5,082 | 0.61% |
| MA | *Deval L. Patrick | Democratic | 1,230,065 | 55.74% |
| MA | Kerry Healey | Republican | 779,807 | 35.33% |
| MA | Christy Mihos | Independent | 154,012 | 6.98% |
| MA | Grace Ross | Green-Rainbow | 43,032 | 1.95% |
| MD | *Martin O'Malley | Democratic | 875,352 | 53.01% |
| MD | Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. (I) | Republican | 757,099 | 45.85% |
| MD | Ed Boyd | Green | 14,502 | 0.88% |
| MD | Christopher A. "Chris" Driscoll | Populist | 3,253 | 0.20% |
| MD | Other Write-Ins | Write-in | 1,053 | 0.06% |
| MD | Ralph Jaffe | Write-in | ||
| MD | John J. Simmins | Write-in | ||
| MD | Charles Ulysses Smith | Write-in | ||
| ME | *John Elias Baldacci (I) | Democratic | 206,991 | 38.01% |
| ME | Chandler E. Woodcock | Republican | 164,861 | 30.27% |
| ME | Barbara Merrill | Unenrolled | 117,111 | 21.51% |
| ME | Patricia H. "Pat" LaMarche | Green | 52,150 | 9.58% |
| ME | Phillip Morris NaPier | Unenrolled | 3,460 | 0.64% |
| ME | Bruce A. Fleming | Write-in | ||
| ME | Alex Hammer | Write-in | ||
| MI | *Jennifer M. Granholm (I) | Democratic | 2,139,839 | 56.36% |
| MI | Dick DeVos | Republican | 1,606,058 | 42.30% |
| MI | Gregory "Greg" Creswell | Libertarian | 23,493 | 0.62% |
| MI | Douglas "Doug" Campbell | Green | 19,989 | 0.53% |
| MI | Bhagwan "Bob" Dashairya | U.S. Taxpayers | 7,070 | 0.19% |
| MN | *Tim Pawlenty (I) | Republican | 1,030,236 | 46.72% |
| MN | Mike Hatch | Democratic-Farmer Labor | 1,007,753 | 45.70% |
| MN | Peter Hutchinson | Independence | 141,726 | 6.43% |
| MN | Ken Pentel | Green | 10,866 | 0.49% |
| MN | Walt E. Brown | Quit Raising Taxes | 9,639 | 0.44% |
| MN | Leslie Davis | American | 3,786 | 0.17% |
| MN | Write-In | Write-in | 944 | 0.04% |
| MN | David W. Hinkley | Write-in | 3 | 0.00% |
| MN | Murphy Wentworth | Write-in | 2 | 0.00% |
| MN | Nelson F. Gonzalez | Write-in | 1 | 0.00% |
| NE | *Dave Heineman (I) | Republican | 434,802 | 73.44% |
| NE | David Hahn | Democratic | 144,624 | 24.43% |
| NE | Barry Richards | Nebraska | 8,894 | 1.50% |
| NE | Mort Sullivan | By Petition | 3,740 | 0.63% |
| NH | *John Lynch (I) | Democratic | 298,761 | 73.95% |
| NH | James B. "Jim" Coburn | Republican | 104,288 | 25.81% |
| NH | Scatter | Scattering | 631 | 0.16% |
| NH | Richard B. Kahn | Write-in | 323 | 0.08% |
| NM | *William B. "Bill" Richardson (I) | Democratic | 373,926 | 68.70% |
| NM | John Dendahl | Republican | 170,352 | 31.30% |
| NV | *James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons | Republican | 277,855 | 47.90% |
| NV | Dina Titus | Democratic | 254,920 | 43.94% |
| NV | None of these candidates | None of these candidates | 20,619 | 3.55% |
| NV | Christopher H. Hansen | Independent American | 19,966 | 3.44% |
| NV | Craig O. Bergland | Green | 6,731 | 1.16% |
| NY | *Eliot L. Spitzer | Democratic; Independence; Working Families | 3,086,709 | 65.66% |
| NY | John J. Faso | Republican; Conservative | 1,274,335 | 27.11% |
| NY | Blk.,Void, Scattering | Scattering | 263,845 | 5.61% |
| NY | Malachy McCourt | Green | 42,166 | 0.90% |
| NY | John Clifton | Libertarian | 14,736 | 0.31% |
| NY | Jimmy McMillan | Rent is too High | 13,355 | 0.28% |
| NY | Maura DeLuca | Socialist Workers Party | 5,919 | 0.13% |
| NY | William E. "Bill" Murawski | Write-in | ||
| OH | *Ted Strickland | Democratic | 2,307,420 | 60.39% |
| OH | J. Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell | Republican | 1,406,792 | 36.82% |
| OH | William S. "Bill" Peirce | Independent | 67,596 | 1.77% |
| OH | Robert "Bob" Fitrakis | Independent | 38,987 | 1.02% |
| OH | Larry Bays | Write-in | ||
| OH | James "Jim" Lundeen | Write-in | ||
| OK | *Brad Henry (I) | Democratic | 615,973 | 66.50% |
| OK | Ernest Istook | Republican | 310,333 | 33.50% |
| OR | *Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski (I) | Democratic | 652,279 | 50.83% |
| OR | Ron Saxton | Republican | 551,048 | 42.94% |
| OR | Mary Starrett | Constitution | 46,162 | 3.60% |
| OR | Joe Keating | Pacific Green | 18,279 | 1.42% |
| OR | Richard Morley | Libertarian | 15,494 | 1.21% |
| PA | *Edward G. "Ed" Rendell (I) | Democratic | 2,470,517 | 60.31% |
| PA | Lynn C. Swann | Republican | 1,622,135 | 39.60% |
| PA | Scattered | Scattering | 3,425 | 0.08% |
| PA | Russ Diamond | Write-in | ||
| PA | Osborne Hart | Write-in | ||
| PA | Marakay Rogers | Write-in | ||
| PA | Ronald Satz | Write-in | ||
| PA | Hagan Smith | Write-in | ||
| RI | *Donald L. Carcieri (I) | Republican | 197,013 | 51.02% |
| RI | Charles J. "Charlie" Fogarty | Democratic | 189,099 | 48.98% |
| SC | *Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (I) | Republican | 601,871 | 55.12% |
| SC | Thomas L. "Tommy" Moore | Democratic | 489,084 | 44.79% |
| SC | W/I | Scattering | 1,008 | 0.09% |
| SD | *Mike Rounds (I) | Republican | 206,996 | 61.69% |
| SD | Jack Billion | Democratic | 121,241 | 36.13% |
| SD | Steven J. "Steve" Willis | Constitution | 4,006 | 1.19% |
| SD | Tom Gerber | Libertarian | 3,284 | 0.98% |
| TN | *Phil Bredesen (I) | Democratic | 1,245,992 | 68.59% |
| TN | Jim Bryson | Republican | 540,441 | 29.75% |
| TN | Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker | Independent | 11,355 | 0.63% |
| TN | George Banks | Independent | 7,515 | 0.41% |
| TN | Charles E. Smith | Independent | 4,074 | 0.22% |
| TN | Howard M. Switzer | Independent | 2,711 | 0.15% |
| TN | David Gatchell | Independent | 2,447 | 0.13% |
| TN | Marivuana Stout Leinoff | Independent | 2,113 | 0.12% |
| TX | *Rick Perry (I) | Republican | 1,714,618 | 39.02% |
| TX | R. Christopher "Chris" Bell | Democratic | 1,309,774 | 29.81% |
| TX | Carole Keeton "Grandma" Strayhorn | Independent | 789,432 | 17.97% |
| TX | Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman | Independent | 553,327 | 12.59% |
| TX | James Werner | Libertarian | 26,726 | 0.61% |
| TX | James "Patriot" Dillon | Write-in | ||
| VT | *James H. "Jim" Douglas (I) | Republican | 148,014 | 56.38% |
| VT | Scudder Parker | Democratic | 108,090 | 41.17% |
| VT | Cris Ericson | Independent | 2,477 | 0.94% |
| VT | Jim Hogue | Green | 1,936 | 0.74% |
| VT | Benjamin Clarke | Independent | 1,216 | 0.46% |
| VT | Bob Skold | Liberty Union | 638 | 0.24% |
| VT | Write-in Votes | Scattering | 153 | 0.06% |
| WI | *Jim Doyle (I) | Democratic | 1,136,726 | 52.78% |
| WI | Mark Green | Republican | 976,275 | 45.33% |
| WI | Nelson Eisman | Green | 40,858 | 1.90% |
| WI | Roy Leyendecker | Write-in | ||
| WY | *Dave Freudenthal (I) | Democratic | 135,516 | 69.89% |
| WY | Raymond B. "Ray" Hunkins | Republican | 58,100 | 29.97% |
| WY | Write-In Votes | Scattering | 276 | 0.14% |
| 36 states | 212 candidates | 65,655,959 | ||