Jacob K. Javits
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 18, 1904
- Died
- March 7, 1986
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Liberal
- On the ballot
- 1946–1980
6-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Javits13.5M
Opponents17.4M
9
Elections run
Between 1946 and 1980, Jacob K. Javits ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 3. Javits's biggest single-election total was 3,723,933 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in New York. Javits's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in New York's District 21, decided by 29,255 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in New York, every U.S. House race in New York's District 21, or all 1980 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Jacob K. Javits received?
Jacob K. Javits has received 13,536,748 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. SenateNew York | Lost | 664,54411.05% | Alfonse M. D'Amato Elizabeth Holtzman Richard Savadel William R. Scott Thomas Soto Victor A. Nieto |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 2,340,18845.32% | Ramsey Clark Barbara A. Keating Rebecca Finch William F. Dowling Robert E. Massi Mildred Edelman Elijah C. Boyd |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 3,269,77249.68% | Paul O'Dwyer James L. Buckley Herman Ferguson John Emanuel Richard Garza |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 3,272,41757.38% | James B. Donovan Kieran O'Doherty Carl Feingold Stephen Emery |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 3,723,93353.27% | Robert F. Wagner Douglas MacArthur |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 89,86622.41% | Frederick Hart William M Mandel (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 62,60421.12% | Bennett I Schlessel William M Mandel (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 66,52716.2% | Paul Odwyer |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 46,8979.58% | Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Charles Francis Connolly |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000064) and Wikidata (Q1875906). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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