Arlen Specter
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- February 12, 1930
- Died
- October 14, 2012
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1980–2004
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Specter11.2M
Opponents9.9M
5
Elections run
Between 1980 and 2004, Arlen Specter ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 5. Specter's biggest single-election total was 2,925,080 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Specter's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, decided by 108,013 votes.
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How many votes has Arlen Specter received?
Arlen Specter has received 11,234,326 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 2,925,08052.62% | Joseph M. Hoeffel James N. Clymer Betsy Summer |
| 1998 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 1,814,18061.34% | Bill Lloyd Dean Snyder Jack Iannantuono |
| 1992 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 2,358,12549.1% | Lynn Yeakel John F Perry III |
| 1986 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 1,906,53756.44% | Bob Edgar Lance S. Haver |
| 1980 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 2,230,40450.48% | Pete Flaherty Linda Mohrbacher David K. Walter Lee Frissell Frank Kinces |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000709) and Wikidata (Q363055). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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