Bennett C. Clark
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- January 8, 1890
- Died
- July 13, 1954
- Age at death
- 64
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1932–1938
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clark1.8M
Opponents1.1M
2
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1938, Bennett C. Clark ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Clark's biggest single-election total was 1,017,046 votes, in the 1932 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Clark's closest win came in the 1938 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 268,900 votes.
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How many votes has Bennett C. Clark received?
Bennett C. Clark has received 1,774,633 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 757,58760.69% | Henry S. Caulfield Joseph G. Hodges (head-to-head) Karl Oberheu (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 1,017,04663.26% | Henry W. Kiel Joseph G. Hodges (head-to-head) Herman P. Farris Julius Pollack Karl Oberheu (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000440) and Wikidata (Q817847). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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