John Glenn
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 18, 1921
- Died
- December 8, 2016
- Age at death
- 95
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–1992
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Glenn9.1M
Opponents5.8M
4
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1992, John Glenn ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Glenn's biggest single-election total was 2,770,786 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Glenn's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Ohio, decided by 416,119 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Ohio or all 1992 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has John Glenn received?
John Glenn has received 9,095,083 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 2,444,41950.99% | Martha Grevatt Mike DeWine |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,949,20862.45% | Thomas N. Kindness |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 2,770,78668.8% | James E. Betts John E. Powers |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,930,67064.62% | Ralph J. Perk Kathleen Harloff Richard B. Kay |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000236) and Wikidata (Q182642). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Glenn: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-glenn. Accessed [date].