Dennis Deconcini, U.S. Senator

Dennis Deconcini

U.S. Senator
Born
May 8, 1937
Current age
89
Home state
Arizona
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1976–1988
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Deconcini1.5M
Opponents1.2M
3
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1988, Dennis Deconcini ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Deconcini's biggest single-election total was 660,403 votes, in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Arizona. Deconcini's closest win came in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in Arizona, decided by 79,098 votes.

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How many votes has Dennis Deconcini received?

Dennis Deconcini has received 1,472,707 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Dennis Deconcini’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1988U.S. SenateArizonaWon660,40356.71%Keith Degreen
Rick Tompkins

Ed Finkelstein
1982U.S. SenateArizonaWon411,97056.91%Pete Dunn
Randall Pete Bardo Clamons
1976U.S. SenateArizonaWon400,33454.01%Sam Steiger
Bob Field

Allan Norwitz

Wm. Mathews Feighan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000185) and Wikidata (Q1189069). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dennis Deconcini: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dennis-deconcini. 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.