Barefoot Sanders, U.S. Senate candidate

Barefoot Sanders

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1972
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sanders1.5M
Opponents1.9M
1
Elections run

Barefoot Sanders, a Democratic politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Texas to John G. Tower, receiving 1,511,985 votes (44.3%).

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How many votes has Barefoot Sanders received?

Barefoot Sanders has received 1,511,985 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Barefoot Sanders’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. SenateTexasLost1,511,98544.3%John G. Tower
Flores Amaya

Tom Leonard
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.