Richard Nixon
- Born
- January 9, 1913
- Died
- April 22, 1994
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- 1969–1974
- On the ballot
- 1946–1972
As a running mate, Nixon is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1946 and 1972, Richard Nixon ran in 9 elections across 4 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, President, and Governor), winning 7 and losing 2. Nixon's biggest single-election total was 47,168,710 votes, in the 1972 U.S. presidential election. Nixon's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in California's District 12, decided by 15,592 votes.
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How many votes has Richard Nixon received?
Richard Nixon has received 187,774,258 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–2, plus 1,939 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Presidentwith Spiro Agnew | Won | 47,168,710 (60.7%)520 EV | George McGovern |
| 1968 | Presidentwith Spiro Agnew | Won | 31,710,470 (43.4%)301 EV | Hubert Humphrey George Wallace |
| 1962 | GovernorCalifornia | Lost | 2,740,35146.87% | Pat Brown |
| 1960 | Presidentwith Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | Lost | 34,107,646 (49.5%)219 EV | John F. Kennedy |
| 1956 | Vice Presidentwith Dwight D. Eisenhower | Won | 35,581,003 (57.4%)457 EV | Adlai Stevenson (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | Vice Presidentwith Dwight D. Eisenhower | Won | 34,075,529 (55.2%)442 EV | Adlai Stevenson (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. SenateCalifornia | Won | 2,183,45459.24% | Helen G. Douglas |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 141,50986.92% | Y F Rice |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 65,58656.02% | H Jerry Voorhis John Henry Hoeppel |