John O. Pastore, U.S. Senator

John O. Pastore

U.S. Senator
Born
March 17, 1907
Died
July 15, 2000
Age at death
93
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1952–1970
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pastore997,370
Opponents485,671
4
Elections run

Between 1952 and 1970, John O. Pastore ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Pastore's biggest single-election total was 319,607 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island. Pastore's closest win came in the 1952 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island, decided by 39,278 votes.

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How many votes has John O. Pastore received?

John O. Pastore has received 997,370 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John O. Pastore’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon230,46967.54%John McLaughlin
David N. Fenton

Daniel B. Fein
1964U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon319,60782.73%Ronald R. Lagueux
1958U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon222,16664.49%Bayard Ewing (head-to-head)
1952U.S. SenateRhode IslandWon225,12854.78%Bayard Ewing (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000100) and Wikidata (Q881113). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.