Gordon Allott, U.S. Senator

Gordon Allott

U.S. Senator
Born
January 2, 1907
Died
January 17, 1989
Age at death
82
Home state
Colorado
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1954–1972
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Allott1.5M
Opponents1.3M
4
Elections run

Between 1954 and 1972, Gordon Allott ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Allott's biggest single-election total was 447,957 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Colorado. Allott's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. Senate election in Colorado, decided by 12,816 votes.

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How many votes has Gordon Allott received?

Gordon Allott has received 1,454,194 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Gordon Allott’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. SenateColoradoLost447,95748.37%Floyd K. Haskell
Sedundino Salazar

Henry J. Olshaw
1966U.S. SenateColoradoWon368,30758.02%Roy Romer
Walter Cranston
1960U.S. SenateColoradoWon389,42853.52%Robert L. Knous
William R. Casey
1954U.S. SenateColoradoWon248,50251.32%John A. Carroll
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000161) and Wikidata (Q518110). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Gordon Allott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/gordon-allott. 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.