Claude Pepper
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 8, 1900
- Died
- May 30, 1989
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Florida
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1938–1988
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pepper1.4M
Opponents558,567
15
Elections run
Between 1938 and 1988, Claude Pepper ran in 15 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), winning all 15. Pepper's biggest single-election total was 335,685 votes, in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Florida. Pepper's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. House election in Florida's District 3, decided by 15,821 votes.
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How many votes has Claude Pepper received?
Claude Pepper has received 1,396,885 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 80,06273.54% | Tom Brodie |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 76,40460.53% | Ricardo Nunez (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 72,18371.2% | Ricardo Nunez (head-to-head) |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 95,82074.95% | Evelop S. Estrella |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 65,20263.13% | Al Cardenas |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 82,66572.87% | Evelio S. Estrella |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 45,47969.05% | Mike Carricarte |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 75,13167.65% | Evelio S Estrella |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 99,15476.58% | Ronald I Strauss Ruth L Stewart |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 62,19599.85% | — |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 101,16265.7% | Paul J Oneill |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseFlorida | Won | 59,98557.59% | William R Peterson |
| 1944 | U.S. SenateFlorida | Won | 335,68571.28% | Miles H. Draper |
| 1938 | U.S. SenateFlorida | Won | 145,75782.45% | Thomas E. Swanson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000218) and Wikidata (Q331244). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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