George Murphy
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 4, 1902
- Died
- May 3, 1992
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1964–1970
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murphy6.5M
Opponents7.0M
2
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1970, George Murphy ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Murphy's biggest single-election total was 3,628,552 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in California.
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How many votes has George Murphy received?
George Murphy has received 6,506,169 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Lost | 2,877,61744.32% | John V Tunney Charles C. Ripley Robert Scheer |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 3,628,55251.54% | Pierre Salinger |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001092) and Wikidata (Q527052). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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