Howard H. Baker
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 15, 1925
- Died
- June 26, 2014
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1964–1978
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Baker2.4M
Opponents1.9M
4
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1978, Howard H. Baker ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Baker's biggest single-election total was 716,539 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee. Baker's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, decided by 99,220 votes.
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How many votes has Howard H. Baker received?
Howard H. Baker has received 2,359,576 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 642,64455.54% | Jane Eskind Thomas J. Anderson Fern Lucius Keasler |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 716,53961.55% | Ray Blanton Dan R. East |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateTennessee | Won | 483,06355.72% | Frank G. Clement |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateTennessee · Special | Lost | 517,33047.41% | Ross Bass |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000063) and Wikidata (Q1337643). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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