Edward W. Brooke
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 26, 1919
- Died
- January 3, 2015
- Age at death
- 95
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1966–1978
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brooke3.6M
Opponents2.7M
3
Elections run
Between 1966 and 1978, Edward W. Brooke ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Brooke's biggest single-election total was 1,505,932 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts. Brooke's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, decided by 438,712 votes.
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How many votes has Edward W. Brooke received?
Edward W. Brooke has received 3,609,989 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Lost | 890,58444.85% | Paul E. Tsongas |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,505,93263.53% | John J. Droney Donald Gurewitz |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,213,47360.68% | Endicott Peabody Lawrence M. Gilfedder Mark R. Shaw |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000871) and Wikidata (Q3276635). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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