John C. Danforth
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 5, 1936
- Current age
- 89
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1970–1988
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Danforth3.9M
Opponents2.9M
4
Elections run
Between 1970 and 1988, John C. Danforth ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Danforth's biggest single-election total was 1,407,416 votes, in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Danforth's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 26,247 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Missouri or all 1988 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has John C. Danforth received?
John C. Danforth has received 3,900,262 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 1,407,41667.7% | Jeremiah W. Nixon John Guze |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 784,87650.85% | Harriett Woods |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Won | 1,090,06756.94% | Warren E. Hearnes Lawrene Petty |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateMissouri | Lost | 617,90348.11% | Stuart Symington Gene Champion E. J. Digirolamo |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000030) and Wikidata (Q1287554). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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