John G. Tower
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 29, 1925
- Died
- April 5, 1991
- Age at death
- 65
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1960–1978
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tower4.7M
Opponents4.7M
4
Elections run
Between 1960 and 1978, John G. Tower ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Tower's biggest single-election total was 1,822,877 votes, in the 1972 U.S. Senate election in Texas. Tower's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. Senate election in Texas, decided by 12,227 votes.
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How many votes has John G. Tower received?
John G. Tower has received 4,742,407 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | U.S. SenateTexas | Won | 1,151,37649.79% | Robert Krueger Luis A. Diaz de Loen Miguel Pendas |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateTexas | Won | 1,822,87753.41% | Barefoot Sanders Flores Amaya Tom Leonard |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateTexas | Won | 841,50156.4% | Waggoner Carr James B. Holland |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateTexas | Lost | 926,65341.12% | Lyndon B. Johnson Bard A. Logan |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000322) and Wikidata (Q2658030). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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