Claiborne Deb. Pell
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 22, 1918
- Died
- January 1, 2009
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1960–1990
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pell1.5M
Opponents743,288
6
Elections run
Between 1960 and 1990, Claiborne Deb. Pell ran in 6 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 6. Pell's biggest single-election total was 285,811 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island. Pell's closest win came in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island, decided by 32,952 votes.
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How many votes has Claiborne Deb. Pell received?
Claiborne Deb. Pell has received 1,457,321 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 225,10561.83% | Claudine Schneider |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 285,81172.66% | Barbara M. Leonard |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 229,55775.11% | James G. Reyonlds |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 221,94253.68% | John H. Chafee John Quattrocchi Patrick M. Detemple |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 219,33167.66% | Ruth M. Briggs |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateRhode Island | Won | 275,57568.9% | Raoul Archambault |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000193) and Wikidata (Q1094716). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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