Pete Flaherty, U.S. Senate candidate

Pete Flaherty

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978–1980
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Flaherty3.9M
Opponents4.3M
2
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1980, Pete Flaherty ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), losing all 2. Flaherty's biggest single-election total was 2,122,391 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania.

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How many votes has Pete Flaherty received?

Pete Flaherty has received 3,860,279 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Pete Flaherty’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaLost2,122,39148.04%Arlen Specter
Linda Mohrbacher

David K. Walter

Lee Frissell

Frank Kinces
1978GovernorPennsylvaniaLost1,737,88846.44%Dick Thornburgh
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Pete Flaherty: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/pete-flaherty. 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.