John V Tunney
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 26, 1934
- Died
- January 12, 2018
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1964–1976
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tunney7.3M
Opponents7.2M
5
Elections run
Between 1964 and 1976, John V Tunney ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Tunney's biggest single-election total was 3,502,862 votes, in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in California. Tunney's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in California's District 38, decided by 9,136 votes.
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How many votes has John V Tunney received?
John V Tunney has received 7,290,046 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Lost | 3,502,86246.89% | S. I. Hayakawa David Wald Jack McCoy Omari Musa |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 3,496,55853.86% | George Murphy Charles C. Ripley Robert Scheer |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 121,74962.66% | Oakley Hunter James H Griffin Terese A Karmel Mary Taberoff |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 83,21654.47% | James H Barry |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 85,66152.82% | W J Martin |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000410) and Wikidata (Q1701992). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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