Charles H. Percy
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 27, 1919
- Died
- September 17, 2011
- Age at death
- 91
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1964–1984
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Percy7.4M
Opponents6.6M
3
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1984, Charles H. Percy ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 1 and losing 2. Percy's biggest single-election total was 2,867,078 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.
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How many votes has Charles H. Percy received?
Charles H. Percy has received 7,414,212 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Lost | 2,308,03948.21% | Paul Simon Steven I. Givot Marjorie H. Pries Nelson Gonzalez Ishmael Flory |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateIllinois | Won | 2,867,07862.23% | Roman Pucinski Edward C. Gross Arnold Becchetti |
| 1964 | GovernorIllinois | Lost | 2,239,09548.08% | Otto Kerner Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000222) and Wikidata (Q1064692). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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