James J. Exon
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 9, 1921
- Died
- June 10, 2005
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- Nebraska
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–1990
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Exon1.5M
Opponents1.1M
5
Elections run
Between 1970 and 1990, James J. Exon ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Exon's biggest single-election total was 349,779 votes, in the 1990 U.S. Senate election in Nebraska. Exon's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Nebraska, decided by 25,070 votes.
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How many votes has James J. Exon received?
James J. Exon has received 1,531,656 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. SenateNebraska | Won | 349,77958.9% | Hal Daub |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateNebraska | Won | 332,21751.94% | Nancy Hoch |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateNebraska | Won | 334,09667.66% | Donald Eugene Shasten |
| 1974 | GovernorNebraska | Won | 267,01259.2% | Richard D. Marvel Ernie Chambers |
| 1970 | GovernorNebraska | Won | 248,55253.8% | Norbert Tiemann |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000284) and Wikidata (Q881037). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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