Jeremiah Denton
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 15, 1924
- Died
- March 28, 2014
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Alabama
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1980–1986
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Denton1.3M
Opponents1.3M
2
Elections run
Between 1980 and 1986, Jeremiah Denton ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Denton's biggest single-election total was 650,362 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Alabama.
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How many votes has Jeremiah Denton received?
Jeremiah Denton has received 1,252,899 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Lost | 602,53749.72% | Richard C. Shelby |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateAlabama | Won | 650,36250.15% | Jim Folsom Jr. Michael R. A. Erdey William A. Crew Sallie M. Hadnott Jim Partain Mohammed Oliver |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000259) and Wikidata (Q731680). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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