Lawrence M. Gilfedder

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Socialist Labor
On the ballot
1958–1970
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gilfedder33,105
Opponents10.5M
5
Elections run

Between 1958 and 1970, Lawrence M. Gilfedder ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 5. Gilfedder's biggest single-election total was 10,378 votes, in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts.

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How many votes has Lawrence M. Gilfedder received?

Lawrence M. Gilfedder has received 33,105 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Lawrence M. Gilfedder’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost10,3780.54%Edward M. Kennedy (head-to-head)
Josiah A. Spaulding

Mark R. Shaw (head-to-head)
1966U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost6,7900.34%Edward W. Brooke
Endicott Peabody

Mark R. Shaw (head-to-head)
1964U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost4,7450.21%Edward M. Kennedy (head-to-head)
Howard Whitmore

Grace F. Luder
1960U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost5,7350.24%Leverett Saltonstall
Thomas J. O'Connor

Mark R. Shaw (head-to-head)
1958U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost5,4570.29%John F. Kennedy
Vincent J. Celeste

Mark R. Shaw (head-to-head)
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