Gaylord A. Nelson
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 4, 1916
- Died
- July 3, 2005
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1980
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Nelson5.0M
Opponents4.2M
6
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1980, Gaylord A. Nelson ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Nelson's biggest single-election total was 1,065,487 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin. Nelson's closest win came in the 1960 governor election in Wisconsin, decided by 53,745 votes.
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How many votes has Gaylord A. Nelson received?
Gaylord A. Nelson has received 5,024,624 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Lost | 1,065,48748.34% | Robert W. Kasten Jr. James P. Wickstrom Bervin J. Larson Susan L. Hagen |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 740,70061.75% | Thomas E. Petri Gerald L. McFarren Roman Blenski |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 1,020,93161.69% | Jerris Leonard |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateWisconsin | Won | 662,34252.56% | Alexander Wiley William O. Hart Georgia Cozzini Wayne P. Leverenz |
| 1960 | GovernorWisconsin | Won | 890,86851.55% | Philip G. Kuehn |
| 1958 | GovernorWisconsin | Won | 644,29653.59% | Vernon W. Thomson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000033) and Wikidata (Q886966). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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