David M. Stanley, U.S. Senate candidate

David M. Stanley

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
September 9, 1928
Died
August 26, 2015
Age at death
86
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1968–1974
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stanley989,015
Opponents1.0M
2
Elections run

Between 1968 and 1974, David M. Stanley ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Stanley's biggest single-election total was 568,469 votes, in the 1968 U.S. Senate election in Iowa.

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How many votes has David M. Stanley received?

David M. Stanley has received 989,015 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

David M. Stanley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. SenateIowaLost420,54647.28%John Culver
Lorin E. Oxley
1968U.S. SenateIowaLost568,46949.69%Harold E. Hughes
Uerne M. Higens
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q18739916). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David M. Stanley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-m-stanley. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.