Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 16, 1931
- Died
- June 28, 2023
- Age at death
- 92
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1968–1990
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.3.0M
Opponents3.2M
6
Elections run
Between 1968 and 1990, Lowell P. Weicker Jr. ran in 6 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 5 and losing 1. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 785,683 votes, in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4, decided by 9,026 votes.
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How many votes has Lowell P. Weicker Jr. received?
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. has received 3,039,170 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 460,57640.4% | John G. Rowland Bruce Morrison |
| 1988 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Lost | 678,45449.04% | Joe Lieberman Howard Avory Grayson Jr. Melissa M. Fisher |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Won | 545,98750.39% | Anthony Toby Moffett Lucien P. Difazio Jr. James A. Lewis |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Won | 785,68357.7% | Gloria Schaffer Robert Barnabei |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Won | 454,72141.74% | Joseph D. Duffey Thomas J. Dodd |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 113,74951.41% | Donald J Irwin Morris Earle |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000253) and Wikidata (Q881318). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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