C. Wayland Brooks
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 8, 1897
- Died
- January 14, 1957
- Age at death
- 59
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1940–1948
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brooks5.4M
Opponents5.6M
3
Elections run
Between 1940 and 1948, C. Wayland Brooks ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Brooks's biggest single-election total was 2,045,924 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.
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How many votes has C. Wayland Brooks received?
C. Wayland Brooks has received 5,368,837 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Lost | 1,740,02644.61% | Paul H. Douglas Enoch A. Holtwick (head-to-head) Frank Schnur |
| 1942 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 1,582,88753.24% | Raymond S. McKeough Enoch A. Holtwick (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. SenateIllinois · Special | Won | 2,045,92450.07% | James M. Slattery |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000874) and Wikidata (Q767566). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “C. Wayland Brooks: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-brooks. Accessed [date].