Robert S. Kerr, U.S. Senator

Robert S. Kerr

U.S. Senator
Born
September 11, 1896
Died
January 1, 1963
Age at death
66
Home state
Oklahoma
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948–1960
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kerr1.3M
Opponents922,629
3
Elections run

Between 1948 and 1960, Robert S. Kerr ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Kerr's biggest single-election total was 474,116 votes, in the 1960 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Kerr's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma, decided by 73,114 votes.

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How many votes has Robert S. Kerr received?

Robert S. Kerr has received 1,250,897 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Robert S. Kerr’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1960U.S. SenateOklahomaWon474,11654.84%B. Hayden Crawford
Billy E. Brown
1954U.S. SenateOklahomaWon335,12755.84%Fred M. Mock
George Fried V

George H. Brasier
1948U.S. SenateOklahomaWon441,65462.3%Ross Rizley
W. O. Pratt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000144) and Wikidata (Q381505). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert S. Kerr: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-kerr-oklahoma. 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.