Frank Carlson, U.S. Senator

Frank Carlson

U.S. Senator
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1962
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carlson1.2M
Opponents864,410
3
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1962, Frank Carlson ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Carlson's biggest single-election total was 477,822 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in Kansas. Carlson's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, decided by 64,515 votes.

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How many votes has Frank Carlson received?

Frank Carlson has received 1,202,202 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Frank Carlson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. SenateKansasWon388,50062.44%K. L. Smith
George E. Kline
1956U.S. SenateKansasWon477,82257.9%George Hart
C. Floyd Hester
1950U.S. SenateKansasWon335,88054.25%Paul Aiken
Verne L. Damon
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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.