# Electoral history of Mike Pence

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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

1988 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Philip R. Sharp (incumbent) | 116,915 | 53.20 |
| | Republican | Mike Pence | 102,846 | 46.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 219,761 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 291,761 | |

## 1990 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election

1990 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Philip R. Sharp (incumbent) | 93,495 | 59.37 |
| | Republican | Mike Pence | 63,980 | 40.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 157,475 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,475 | |

## 2000 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election

2000 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 208,407 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,407 | |

## 2002 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

2002 Indiana's 6th congressional district Republican Party primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 55,142 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,142 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,142 | 22 |
2002 Indiana's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 185,653 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,653 | 39 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2004 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

2004 Indiana's 6th congressional district Republican Party primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 61,794 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,794 | 100.00 |
2004 Indiana's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 272,049 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 272,049 | 58 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2006 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

2006 Indiana's 6th congressional district Republican Party primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 52,188 | 86.13 |
| | Republican | George Holland | 8,406 | 13.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,594 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,594 | 19 |
2006 Indiana's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 115,266 | 60.01 |
| | Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 76,812 | 39.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,078 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,078 | 40 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2008 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

2008 Indiana's 6th congressional district Republican Party primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 46,488 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,488 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,488 | 40 |
2008 Indiana's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 282,306 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 282,306 | 62 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2010 Indiana's 6th congressional district election

2010 Indiana's 6th congressional district Republican Party primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 61,381 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,381 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,381 | 21 |
2010 Indiana's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 189,309 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 189,309 | 41 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election

2012 Indiana Republican Party gubernatorial primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence | 554,412 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 554,412 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 554,412 | 22 |
2012 Indiana gubernatorial election :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 75,408 | 2.93% | % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,577,329 | 56.58% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

## 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election

2016 Indiana Republican Party gubernatorial primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 815,699 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 815,699 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 815,699 | 38 |

## United States vice presidential elections

Election results :
| 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% --- |

## Presidential
### 2024 primary

Republican primary results2024 Republican Party presidential primaries :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donald Trump | 17,015,756 | 76.42% |
| | Republican | Nikki Haley | 4,381,799 | 19.68% |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis | 353,615 | 1.59% |
| | N/A | Uncommitted | 154,815 | 0.70% |
| | Republican | Chris Christie | 139,541 | 0.63% |
| | Republican | Vivek Ramaswamy | 96,954 | 0.44% |
| | Republican | Asa Hutchinson | 22,044 | 0.10% |
| | Republican | Perry Johnson | 4,051 | 0.02% |
| | Republican | Tim Scott | 1,598 | 0.01% |
| | Republican | Doug Burgum | 502 | 0.00% |
| | Republican | Mike Pence | 404 | 0.00% |
| | N/A | Other candidates | 93,796 | 0.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,264,875 | 100.00% |

#### Presidential write-ins

Pence received 535 write-in votes in the 2024 United States presidential election.