6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barkley26.2M
Opponents24.8M
Total Electoral Votes
Barkley303
Opponents228
6
Elections run
As a running mate, Barkley is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1926 and 1954, Alben W. Barkley ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning all 6. Barkley's biggest single-election total was 24,105,695 votes, in the 1948 U.S. presidential election. Barkley's closest win came in the 1926 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, decided by 20,430 votes.
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How many votes has Alben W. Barkley received?
Alben W. Barkley has received 26,212,676 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0, plus 303 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 434,10954.46% | John Sherman Cooper |
| 1948 | Vice Presidentwith Harry S. Truman | Won | 24,105,695 (49.4%)303 EV | Thomas E. Dewey Strom Thurmond |
| 1944 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 464,05354.81% | James Park Robert H. Garrison Yona M. Marret |
| 1938 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 346,73562.03% | John P. Haswell |
| 1932 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 575,08759.15% | Maurice H. Thatcher W. A. Sandefer |
| 1926 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 286,99751.85% | Richard P. Ernst |
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