Dale Bumpers
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 12, 1925
- Died
- January 1, 2016
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Arkansas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–1992
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bumpers2.8M
Opponents1.4M
6
Elections run
Between 1970 and 1992, Dale Bumpers ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 6. Bumpers's biggest single-election total was 553,635 votes, in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas. Bumpers's closest win came in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas, decided by 147,329 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Arkansas, every governor election in Arkansas, or all 1992 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Dale Bumpers received?
Dale Bumpers has received 2,790,258 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. SenateArkansas | Won | 553,63560.18% | Mike Huckabee |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateArkansas | Won | 433,12262.28% | Asa Hutchinson |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateArkansas | Won | 477,90559.09% | Bill Clark |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateArkansas | Won | 461,05684.9% | Robert A. Jones |
| 1972 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 488,89275.44% | Len E. Blaylock |
| 1970 | GovernorArkansas | Won | 375,64861.66% | Winthrop Rockefeller Walter L. Carruth |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001057) and Wikidata (Q881361). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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