Paul S. Sarbanes
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- February 3, 1933
- Died
- December 6, 2020
- Age at death
- 87
- Home state
- Maryland
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–2000
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sarbanes4.8M
Opponents3.0M
8
Elections run
Between 1970 and 2000, Paul S. Sarbanes ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 8. Sarbanes's biggest single-election total was 1,230,013 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Maryland. Sarbanes's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 4, decided by 31,445 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Maryland, every U.S. House race in Maryland's District 3, or every U.S. House race in Maryland's District 4.
How many votes has Paul S. Sarbanes received?
Paul S. Sarbanes has received 4,759,008 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 1,230,01363.18% | Paul H. Rappaport Corrogan R. Vaughn |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 809,12559.1% | William Brock |
| 1988 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 999,16661.79% | Alan L. Keyes |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 707,35663.46% | Lawrence J. Hogan |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateMaryland | Won | 772,10156.55% | J. Glenn Beall Jr. Bruce Bradley |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 93,21883.84% | John S Mathews |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 93,09369.71% | Robert D Morrow |
| 1970 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 54,93670.05% | David Fentress |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000064) and Wikidata (Q1895804). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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