Edmund Muskie
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 28, 1914
- Died
- March 26, 1996
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- Maine
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1954–1976
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Muskie32.1M
Opponents42.4M
Total Electoral Votes
Muskie191
Opponents347
7
Elections run
As a running mate, Muskie is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1954 and 1976, Edmund Muskie ran in 7 elections across 3 offices (Governor, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 6 and losing 1. Muskie's biggest single-election total was 30,898,055 votes, in the 1968 U.S. presidential election. Muskie's closest win came in the 1954 governor election in Maine, decided by 22,375 votes.
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How many votes has Edmund Muskie received?
Edmund Muskie has received 32,132,993 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1, plus 191 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 292,70460.2% | Robert A. G. Monks |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 199,95461.74% | Neil S. Bishop |
| 1968 | Vice Presidentwith Hubert Humphrey | Lost | 30,898,055 (42.7%)191 EV | Richard Nixon George Wallace |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 253,51166.62% | Clifford G. McIntire |
| 1958 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 172,84260.78% | Frederick G. Payne |
| 1956 | GovernorMaine | Won | 180,25459.17% | Willis A. Trafton Jr. |
| 1954 | GovernorMaine | Won | 135,67354.49% | Burton M. Cross |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001121) and Wikidata (Q319867). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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