DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2004 general
Erskine Bowles
Ran in 1 election in 2004.
- Last margin
- −4.6
- Lost 2004
- Elections
- 1
- 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. Senate, North Carolina | General | Lost | Richard Burr (R), Tom Bailey (L) | 47% | R+4.6 | $13.4M | R+12.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Money
Bowles’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2003–04
- $13.4M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2004Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:36 AM ET
In the polls
Included in 15 polls; Bowles’s best result was 50% (U.S. Senate in North Carolina, 2004).
Bowles’s polls in the database →Who Bowles has run against
- Richard Burr (R) · 2004 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive