Mike Pence ran his first political campaign in 1988 for Indiana's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he won his party's nomination, but lost the general election to incumbent Democratic representative Philip R. Sharp. A rematch occurred two years later and Pence lost by a bigger margin. In 2000, he made his third run for public office when he was finally elected to represent the same district. From 2002 to 2010, he comfortably won every election for Indiana's 6th congressional district.
Forgoing another congressional campaign, Pence entered the 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election, winning the Republican nomination before narrowly defeating Democratic nominee John R. Gregg. Pence unanimously won his party's nomination in the 2016 gubernatorial election, but withdrew from the race after Republican nominee Donald Trump selected Pence as his running mate in their eventual Electoral College victory against the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the 2016 United States presidential election. In the 2020 presidential election, Trump and Pence lost to Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
1988 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip R. Sharp (incumbent) | 116,915 | 53.20 | |
| Republican | Mike Pence | 102,846 | 46.80 | |
| Total votes | 219,761 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 291,761 | |||
1990 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Philip R. Sharp (incumbent) | 93,495 | 59.37 | |
| Republican | Mike Pence | 63,980 | 40.63 | |
| Total votes | 157,475 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 157,475 | |||
2000 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence | 106,023 | 50.87 | |
| Democratic | Robert Rock | 80,885 | 38.81 | |
| Independent | Bill Frazier | 19,077 | 9.15 | |
| Libertarian | Michael E. Anderson | 2,422 | 1.16 | |
| Total votes | 208,407 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 208,407 | |||
2002 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 55,142 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 55,142 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 55,142 | 22 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 118,436 | 63.79 | |
| Democratic | Melina Ann Fox | 63,871 | 34.40 | |
| Libertarian | Doris Robertson | 3,346 | 1.80 | |
| Total votes | 185,653 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 185,653 | 39 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 61,794 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 61,794 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 182,529 | 67.09 | |
| Democratic | Melina Ann Fox | 85,123 | 31.29 | |
| Libertarian | Chad (Wick) Roots | 4,397 | 1.62 | |
| Total votes | 272,049 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 272,049 | 58 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 52,188 | 86.13 | |
| Republican | George Holland | 8,406 | 13.87 | |
| Total votes | 60,594 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 60,594 | 19 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 115,266 | 60.01 | |
| Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 76,812 | 39.99 | |
| Total votes | 192,078 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 192,078 | 40 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 46,488 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 46,488 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 46,488 | 40 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 180,549 | 63.96 | |
| Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 94,223 | 33.38 | |
| Libertarian | George T. Holland | 7,534 | 2.67 | |
| Total votes | 282,306 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 282,306 | 62 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010 Indiana's 6th congressional district election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 61,381 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 61,381 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 61,381 | 21 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 126,027 | 66.57 | |
| Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 56,647 | 29.92 | |
| Libertarian | Talmage "T.J." Thompson, Jr. | 6,635 | 3.51 | |
| Total votes | 189,309 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 189,309 | 41 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012 Indiana gubernatorial election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence | 554,412 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 554,412 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 554,412 | 22 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence / Sue Ellspermann | 1,275,424 | 49.49% | ||
| Democratic | John Gregg / Vi Simpson | 1,200,016 | 46.56% | ||
| Libertarian | Rupert Boneham / Brad Klopfenstein | 101,868 | 3.95% | ||
| No party | Donnie Harold Harris / George Fish (write-in) | 21 | 0% | — | |
| Margin of victory | 75,408 | 2.93% | % | ||
| Turnout | 2,577,329 | 56.58% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2016 Indiana gubernatorial election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 815,699 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 815,699 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | 815,699 | 38 | ||
United States vice presidential elections
edit| Year | Election | Votes for Pence | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | General | 62,984,825 (305 electoral votes) (270 needed) |
46.1% | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 65,853,516 (227 electoral votes) |
48.2% --- |
| 2020 | General | 74,216,747 (232 electoral votes) (270 needed) |
46.8% | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 81,268,867 (306 electoral votes) |
51.3% --- |
See also
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