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2016 Hopefuls: Joe Biden

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has a long campaign finance trail. It started prior to the creation of the Federal Election Commission  and before Watergate. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 and was re-elected six times. He also ran for president in 1988 and 2008.

Biden’s Senate career numbers are located here. Biden’s 2008 presidential figures can be viewed here. Political MoneyLine has data on Biden’s 1988 presidential bid; however, the page doesn’t contain summary pages, which weren’t available at the time. You’ll need to click through the tabs to see what data was on the public record.

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