Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator

Robert F. Kennedy

U.S. Senator
Born
November 20, 1925
Died
June 6, 1968
Age at death
42
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1964
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kennedy3.8M
Opponents3.3M
1
Elections run

Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1964 U.S. Senate election in New York with 3,823,749 votes (53.47%), defeating Kenneth B. Keating and Henry Paolucci and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Robert F. Kennedy received?

Robert F. Kennedy has received 3,823,749 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Robert F. Kennedy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. SenateNew YorkWon3,823,74953.47%Kenneth B. Keating
Henry Paolucci

John Emanuel

Richard Garza
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000114) and Wikidata (Q25310). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.