John Ashcroft
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 9, 1942
- Current age
- 84
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1984–2000
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ashcroft4.7M
Opponents3.6M
4
Elections run
Between 1984 and 2000, John Ashcroft ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 3 and losing 1. Ashcroft's biggest single-election total was 1,339,531 votes, in the 1988 governor election in Missouri. Ashcroft's closest win came in the 1984 governor election in Missouri, decided by 280,806 votes.
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How many votes has John Ashcroft received?
John Ashcroft has received 4,737,038 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Lost | 1,142,85248.39% | Mel Carnahan Evaline Taylor Grant Samuel Stauffer Hugh Foley Charles Dockins |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 1,060,14959.72% | Alan Wheat Bill Johnson Jock Peacock Cyrill Kolocotronis |
| 1988 | GovernorMissouri | Won | 1,339,53164.2% | Betty Hearnes |
| 1984 | GovernorMissouri | Won | 1,194,50656.7% | Ken Rothman |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000356) and Wikidata (Q311141). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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