Jennings Randolph
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 8, 1902
- Died
- May 8, 1998
- Age at death
- 96
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1932–1978
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Randolph2.3M
Opponents1.3M
12
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1978, Jennings Randolph ran in 12 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 12. Randolph's biggest single-election total was 486,310 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia. Randolph's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2, decided by 259 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in West Virginia, every U.S. House race in West Virginia's District 2, or all 1978 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Jennings Randolph received?
Jennings Randolph has received 2,271,086 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia | Won | 249,03450.48% | Arch A. Moore Jr. |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia | Won | 486,31066.45% | Louise Leonard |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia | Won | 292,32559.51% | Francis J. Love |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia | Won | 458,355100% | — |
| 1958 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia · Special | Won | 374,16759.32% | John D. Hoblitzell Jr. |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 58,69554.14% | Melvin C Muntzing |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 32,93550.2% | Aaron Baker |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 77,04557.52% | Summers H Sharp |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 53,27754.58% | Melvin C Snyder |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 78,85659.87% | C S Musser |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 54,53157.56% | Herbert E Hannis N Rice |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 55,55653.37% | Frank Bowman Jessie T Brillhart Emelio Garbarino |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000046) and Wikidata (Q1686994). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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