James L. Buckley
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 9, 1923
- Died
- August 18, 2023
- Age at death
- 100
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1968–1980
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Buckley6.8M
Opponents13.3M
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Elections run
Between 1968 and 1980, James L. Buckley ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 3. Buckley's biggest single-election total was 2,836,633 votes, in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in New York. Buckley's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in New York, decided by 116,958 votes.
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How many votes has James L. Buckley received?
James L. Buckley has received 6,846,109 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Lost | 581,88442.91% | Christopher J. Dodd Gerard G. Brennan Louis Zemel |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateNew York | Lost | 2,836,63342.55% | Daniel Patrick Moynihan Herbert Aptheker Marcia Gallo Martin E. Nixon Elijah C. Boyd |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateNew York | Won | 2,288,19038.95% | Richard L. Ottinger Charles E. Goodell Olive M. Johnson Kipp Dawson John Emanuel (head-to-head) |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateNew York | Lost | 1,139,40217.31% | Jacob K. Javits Paul O'Dwyer Herman Ferguson John Emanuel (head-to-head) Richard Garza |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001026) and Wikidata (Q1244777). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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