George A. Smathers, U.S. Senator

George A. Smathers

U.S. Senator
Home state
Florida
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1950–1962
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smathers1.6M
Opponents355,609
3
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1962, George A. Smathers ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Smathers's biggest single-election total was 657,633 votes, in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in Florida. Smathers's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Florida, decided by 164,759 votes.

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How many votes has George A. Smathers received?

George A. Smathers has received 1,552,038 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

George A. Smathers’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. SenateFloridaWon657,63370.03%Emerson Rupert
1956U.S. SenateFloridaWon655,418100%
1950U.S. SenateFloridaWon238,98776.3%John P. Booth
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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.