B. Everett Jordan, U.S. Senator

B. Everett Jordan

U.S. Senator
Born
September 8, 1896
Died
March 15, 1974
Age at death
77
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1958–1966
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jordan1.7M
Opponents1.1M
3
Elections run

Between 1958 and 1966, B. Everett Jordan ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Jordan's biggest single-election total was 793,521 votes, in the 1960 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. Jordan's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, decided by 100,938 votes.

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How many votes has B. Everett Jordan received?

B. Everett Jordan has received 1,726,453 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

B. Everett Jordan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1966U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaWon501,44055.6%John S. Shallcross
1960U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaWon793,52161.44%Johnson J. Hayes
1958U.S. SenateNorth Carolina · SpecialWon431,49269.99%Richard C. Clarke Jr.
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000267) and Wikidata (Q795202). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.