Ernest Fritz Hollings
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- January 1, 1922
- Died
- April 6, 2019
- Age at death
- 97
- Home state
- South Carolina
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1966–1998
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hollings3.2M
Opponents2.2M
7
Elections run
Between 1966 and 1998, Ernest Fritz Hollings ran in 7 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 7. Hollings's biggest single-election total was 612,554 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina. Hollings's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina, decided by 11,758 votes.
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How many votes has Ernest Fritz Hollings received?
Ernest Fritz Hollings has received 3,215,418 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 563,37752.7% | Bob Inglis Richard T. Quillian |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 591,03050.07% | Tommy Hartnett Mark Johnson Robert Barnwell Clarkson II |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 465,50063.08% | Henry D. McMaster Steven B. Vandervelde Ray Hillyard |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 612,55470.37% | Marshall Mays |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 355,10769.44% | Gwenyfred Bush Harold Hough |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 404,06061.89% | Marshall Parker (head-to-head) |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · Special | Won | 223,79051.35% | Marshall Parker (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000725) and Wikidata (Q596008). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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