Alan Cranston
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 19, 1914
- Died
- December 31, 2000
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1968–1986
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cranston15.7M
Opponents13.2M
4
Elections run
Between 1968 and 1986, Alan Cranston ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Cranston's biggest single-election total was 4,704,098 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in California. Cranston's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in California, decided by 104,868 votes.
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How many votes has Alan Cranston received?
Alan Cranston has received 15,724,282 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 3,646,67249.29% | Ed Zschau Edward B. Ed Vallen Breck McKinley Paul Kangas |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 4,704,09856.51% | Paul Gann David Bergland David Wald James C. Griffin |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 3,693,16060.53% | H. L. Richardson Jacie McCoy Gayle M. Justice |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 3,680,35251.82% | Max Rafferty Paul Jacobs |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000877) and Wikidata (Q1994957). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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