Henry M. Jackson

★ U.S. Senator

Born: May 31, 1912
Died: September 1, 1983
Age at death: 71
Home state: Washington
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1940–1982

Career timeline

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12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jackson5.4M

Opponents2.4M

Elections run

Between 1940 and 1982, Henry M. Jackson ran in 12 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 12. Jackson's biggest single-election total was 1,071,219 votes, in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in Washington. Jackson's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in Washington's District 2, decided by 6,251 votes.

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How many votes has Henry M. Jackson received?

Henry M. Jackson has received 5,354,364 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

Henry M. Jackson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1982	U.S. SenateWashington	Won	943,65568.96%	Doug Jewett King Lysen Jesse Chiang
1976	U.S. SenateWashington	Won	1,071,21971.84%	George M. Brown Dave Smith Richard K. Kenney Karl Bermann William F. Wertz Jr.
1970	U.S. SenateWashington	Won	879,38582.43%	Charles W. Elicker William Massey Edison Fisk
1964	U.S. SenateWashington	Won	875,95072.21%	Lloyd J. Andrews
1958	U.S. SenateWashington	Won	597,04067.32%	Wiliiam B. Bantz Henry Killman (head-to-head) Archie G. Idso Jay G. Sykes
1952	U.S. SenateWashington	Won	595,28856.23%	Harry P. Cain Thomas C. Rabbitt Henry Killman (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	73,29661.18%	John L Wilson Verle F Hemeke
1948	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	83,82461.64%	Payson Peterson (head-to-head) Elmer D Needham
1946	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	54,08953.07%	Payson Peterson (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	74,67660.39%	Payson Peterson (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	39,62859.86%	Payson Peterson (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	66,31457.4%	Payson Peterson (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000013) and Wikidata (Q1345201). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.