Bob Graham, U.S. Senator

Bob Graham

U.S. Senator
Born
November 9, 1936
Died
April 16, 2024
Age at death
87
Home state
Florida
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978–1998
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Graham10.7M
Opponents6.8M
5
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1998, Bob Graham ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Graham's biggest single-election total was 3,245,565 votes, in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Florida. Graham's closest win came in the 1978 governor election in Florida, decided by 282,692 votes.

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How many votes has Bob Graham received?

Bob Graham has received 10,705,648 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Bob Graham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1998U.S. SenateFloridaWon2,436,40762.47%Charlie Crist
1992U.S. SenateFloridaWon3,245,56565.4%Bill Grant
1986U.S. SenateFloridaWon1,877,54354.74%Paula Hawkins
1982GovernorFloridaWon1,739,55364.7%Skip Bafalis
1978GovernorFloridaWon1,406,58055.59%Jack Eckerd
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000352) and Wikidata (Q578102). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bob Graham: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bob-graham. Accessed [date].

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.