Clair Engle, U.S. Senator

Clair Engle

U.S. Senator
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1958
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Engle2.9M
Opponents2.2M
1
Elections run

Clair Engle, a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1958 U.S. Senate election in California with 2,927,693 votes (57.03%), defeating Goodwin J. Knight and Jesse M. Ritchie and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Clair Engle received?

Clair Engle has received 2,927,693 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Clair Engle’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1958U.S. SenateCaliforniaWon2,927,69357.03%Goodwin J. Knight
Jesse M. Ritchie

Ray B. Pollard
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