Frank Kinces

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Communist
On the ballot
1976–1980
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kinces5,431
Opponents9.0M
2
Elections run

Between 1976 and 1980, Frank Kinces ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Kinces's biggest single-election total was 3,334 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania.

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How many votes has Frank Kinces received?

Frank Kinces has received 5,431 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Frank Kinces’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaLost3,3340.08%Arlen Specter
Pete Flaherty

Linda Mohrbacher

David K. Walter

Lee Frissell
1976U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaLost2,0970.05%H. John Heinz III
William J. Green

Andrew J. Watson

Frederick W. Stanton

Bernard Salera
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Kinces: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-kinces. 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.