Arthur Capper
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 14, 1865
- Died
- December 19, 1951
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Kansas
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1918–1942
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Capper1.8M
Opponents1.2M
5
Elections run
Between 1918 and 1942, Arthur Capper ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 5. Capper's biggest single-election total was 428,494 votes, in the 1924 U.S. Senate election in Kansas. Capper's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, decided by 21,188 votes.
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How many votes has Arthur Capper received?
Arthur Capper has received 1,776,905 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 284,05957.11% | George McGill C. Floyd Hester |
| 1936 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 417,87351% | Omar B. Ketchum T. C. Hager |
| 1930 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 364,54861.09% | Jonathan M. Davis |
| 1924 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 428,49470.1% | James Malone Fred J. Fraley S. O. Coble |
| 1918 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 281,93163.69% | William H. Thompson Eva Harding |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000133) and Wikidata (Q364793). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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