John Sherman Cooper
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 23, 1901
- Died
- February 21, 1991
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1946–1966
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cooper3.2M
Opponents2.8M
7
Elections run
Between 1946 and 1966, John Sherman Cooper ran in 7 U.S. Senate elections, winning 5 and losing 2. Cooper's biggest single-election total was 644,087 votes, in the 1960 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Cooper's closest win came in the 1952 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, decided by 28,924 votes.
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How many votes has John Sherman Cooper received?
John Sherman Cooper has received 3,235,349 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 483,80564.52% | John Y. Brown (head-to-head) |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Won | 644,08759.15% | Keen Johnson |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateKentucky · Special | Won | 538,50553.23% | Lawrence Wetherby |
| 1954 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Lost | 362,94845.54% | Alben W. Barkley |
| 1952 | U.S. SenateKentucky · Special | Won | 494,57651.51% | Thomas R. Underwood |
| 1948 | U.S. SenateKentucky | Lost | 383,77648.31% | Virgil Chapman W. A. Standefur H. G. Stanfield David R. Cox |
| 1946 | U.S. SenateKentucky · Special | Won | 327,65253.27% | John Y. Brown (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000758) and Wikidata (Q324970). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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