Ray Broderick, Gubernatorial candidate

Ray Broderick

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
May 29, 1914
Died
August 6, 2000
Age at death
86
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1970
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Broderick1.5M
Opponents2.0M
1
Elections run

Ray Broderick (1914–2000), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1970 governor election in Pennsylvania to Milton Shapp, receiving 1,542,854 votes (41.76%).

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How many votes has Ray Broderick received?

Ray Broderick has received 1,542,854 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Ray Broderick’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970GovernorPennsylvaniaLost1,542,85441.76%Milton Shapp
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7298887). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ray Broderick: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ray-broderick. 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.