Harriett Woods, U.S. Senate candidate

Harriett Woods

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
June 2, 1927
Died
February 8, 2007
Age at death
79
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1982–1986
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Woods1.5M
Opponents1.6M
2
Elections run

Between 1982 and 1986, Harriett Woods ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Woods's biggest single-election total was 758,629 votes, in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Missouri.

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How many votes has Harriett Woods received?

Harriett Woods has received 1,458,253 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Harriett Woods’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. SenateMissouriLost699,62447.36%Christopher S. Bond
Betty Shepherd
1982U.S. SenateMissouriLost758,62949.15%John C. Danforth
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5664417). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Harriett Woods: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/harriett-woods. 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.