Frank J. Kelley, U.S. Senate candidate

Frank J. Kelley

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
December 31, 1924
Died
March 5, 2021
Age at death
96
Home state
Michigan
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1972

Photo: Sett95, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kelley1.6M
Opponents1.8M
1
Elections run

Frank J. Kelley (1924–2021), a Democratic politician from Michigan, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Michigan to Robert P. Griffin, receiving 1,577,178 votes (46.29%).

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How many votes has Frank J. Kelley received?

Frank J. Kelley has received 1,577,178 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Frank J. Kelley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. SenateMichiganLost1,577,17846.29%Robert P. Griffin
Patrick Dillinger V

Barbara Halpert

Linda Nordquist

James Sim

Thomas Dennis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5487461). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank J. Kelley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-j-kelley. Accessed [date].

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.