Hugh Scott, U.S. Senator

Hugh Scott

U.S. Senator
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1958–1970
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scott6.3M
Opponents6.1M
3
Elections run

Between 1958 and 1970, Hugh Scott ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Scott's biggest single-election total was 2,429,858 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania.

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How many votes has Hugh Scott received?

Hugh Scott has received 6,346,550 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Hugh Scott’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon1,874,10651.43%William G. Sesler
Frank W. Gaydosh

W. Henry McFarland

Herman A. Johnson

Robin Maisel

William R. Mimms
1964U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon2,429,85850.59%Genevieve Blatt
Morris Chertov

George S. Taylor (head-to-head)
1958U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon2,042,58651.21%George M. Leader
George S. Taylor (head-to-head)

Ethel Peterson
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Hugh Scott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/hugh-scott. 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.