DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2002 general
Erskine B. Bowles
Ran in 1 election in 2002.
- Last margin
- −8.6
- Lost 2002
- Elections
- 1
- 2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Bowles has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Bowles won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. Senate, North Carolina | General | Lost | Elizabeth Dole (R), Sean Haugh (L) | 45% | R+8.6 | $13.3M | R+12.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Money
Bowles’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2001–02
- $13.3M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2002Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
In the polls
Included in 13 polls; Bowles’s best result was 46% (U.S. Senate in North Carolina, 2002).
Bowles’s polls in the database →Who Bowles has run against
- Elizabeth Dole (R) · 2002 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive