Marlow W. Cook, U.S. Senator

Marlow W. Cook

U.S. Senator
Born
July 27, 1926
Died
February 4, 2016
Age at death
89
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1968–1974
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cook813,942
Opponents874,917
2
Elections run

Between 1968 and 1974, Marlow W. Cook ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Cook's biggest single-election total was 484,960 votes, in the 1968 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky.

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How many votes has Marlow W. Cook received?

Marlow W. Cook has received 813,942 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Marlow W. Cook’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. SenateKentuckyLost328,98244.1%Wendell H. Ford
William E. Parker
1968U.S. SenateKentuckyWon484,96051.43%Katherine Peden
James E. Olson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000721) and Wikidata (Q5699585). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Marlow W. Cook: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/marlow-cook. Accessed [date].

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.