Nelson Rockefeller
★ Governor
- Born
- July 8, 1908
- Died
- January 26, 1979
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1958–1970
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rockefeller12.1M
Opponents10.2M
4
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1970, Nelson Rockefeller ran in 4 governor elections, winning all 4. Rockefeller's biggest single-election total was 3,151,432 votes, in the 1970 governor election in New York. Rockefeller's closest win came in the 1966 governor election in New York, decided by 392,263 votes.
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How many votes has Nelson Rockefeller received?
Nelson Rockefeller has received 12,050,574 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | GovernorNew York | Won | 3,151,43252.4% | Arthur Goldberg Paul L. Adams |
| 1966 | GovernorNew York | Won | 2,690,62644.6% | Frank D. O'Connor |
| 1962 | GovernorNew York | Won | 3,081,58753.1% | Robert Morgenthau |
| 1958 | GovernorNew York | Won | 3,126,92955.1% | W. Averell Harriman |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q11237). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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