Floyd K. Haskell, U.S. Senator

Floyd K. Haskell

U.S. Senator
Born
February 7, 1916
Died
August 25, 1998
Age at death
82
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1972–1978
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Haskell787,693
Opponents957,656
2
Elections run

Between 1972 and 1978, Floyd K. Haskell ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Haskell's biggest single-election total was 457,545 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Colorado.

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How many votes has Floyd K. Haskell received?

Floyd K. Haskell has received 787,693 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Floyd K. Haskell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1978U.S. SenateColoradoLost330,14840.3%William L. Bill Armstrong
Vedder V Dron

John Shue
1972U.S. SenateColoradoWon457,54549.41%Gordon Allott
Sedundino Salazar

Henry J. Olshaw
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000317) and Wikidata (Q1391319). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.