John Culver
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 8, 1932
- Died
- December 26, 2018
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Iowa
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1964–1980
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Culver1.5M
Opponents1.5M
7
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1980, John Culver ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Culver's biggest single-election total was 581,545 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Iowa. Culver's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 2, decided by 8,171 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Iowa, every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 2, or all 1980 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has John Culver received?
John Culver has received 1,521,432 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. SenateIowa | Lost | 581,54545.54% | Charles E. Grassley Garry de Young Robert V Hengerer John Ingram Henderson |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateIowa | Won | 462,94752.04% | David M. Stanley Lorin E. Oxley |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 115,48959.18% | Theodore R Ellsworth |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 84,04960.48% | Cole McMartin |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 103,65155.05% | Tom Riley |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 76,28153.96% | Robert Johnson |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 97,47052.19% | James E Bromwell |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000979) and Wikidata (Q433448). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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