James B. Pearson
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 7, 1920
- Died
- January 13, 2009
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Kansas
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1962–1972
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pearson1.3M
Opponents831,155
3
Elections run
Between 1962 and 1972, James B. Pearson ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Pearson's biggest single-election total was 622,591 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Kansas. Pearson's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, decided by 46,854 votes.
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How many votes has James B. Pearson received?
James B. Pearson has received 1,317,357 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 622,59171.42% | Arch Tetzlaff Gene F. Miller Howard Hadin |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 350,07752.15% | J. Floyd Breeding Earl F. Dodge George W. Snell Robert F. Ellsworth Arthur Peine |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateKansas · Special | Won | 344,68956.21% | Paul L. Aylward |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000166) and Wikidata (Q1542901). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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