DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2022 general
Mandela Barnes
Ran in 1 election in 2022.
- Last margin
- −1.0
- Lost 2022
- Elections
- 1
- 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Barnes has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Barnes won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin | General | Lost | Ron Johnson (R) | 49.4% | R+1.0 | $42.3M | D+0.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Money
Barnes’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2021–22
- $42.3M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
In the polls
Included in 46 polls; Barnes’s best result was 52% (U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, 2022).
Barnes’s polls in the database →Who Barnes has run against
- Ron Johnson (R) · 2022 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Barnes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S2WI00441
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC