Alexander Wiley
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 26, 1884
- Died
- October 26, 1967
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1938–1962
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wiley3.2M
Opponents2.9M
5
Elections run
Between 1938 and 1962, Alexander Wiley ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Wiley's biggest single-election total was 892,473 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin. Wiley's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin, decided by 79,744 votes.
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How many votes has Alexander Wiley received?
Alexander Wiley has received 3,163,885 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Lost | 594,84647.21% | Gaylord A. Nelson William O. Hart Georgia Cozzini Wayne P. Leverenz |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 892,47358.6% | Henry W. Maier Walter Semrau |
| 1950 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 595,28353.34% | Thomas E. Fairchild |
| 1944 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 634,51350.5% | Howard J. McMurray Harry Sauthoff Walter H. Uphoff Adolf Wiggert |
| 1938 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 446,77047.66% | Herman L. Ekern F. Ryan Duffy John B. Chappie Fred B. Blair Joseph Ehrhardt |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000465) and Wikidata (Q1512517). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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