Robert A. Taft
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 8, 1889
- Died
- July 31, 1953
- Age at death
- 63
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1938–1950
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taft4.4M
Opponents3.8M
3
Elections run
Between 1938 and 1950, Robert A. Taft ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Taft's biggest single-election total was 1,645,643 votes, in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Taft's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Ohio, decided by 17,740 votes.
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How many votes has Robert A. Taft received?
Robert A. Taft has received 4,403,864 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,645,64357.54% | Joseph T. Ferguson |
| 1944 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,500,80950.3% | William G. Pickrel |
| 1938 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,257,41253.64% | Robert J. Bulkley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000009) and Wikidata (Q519730). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert A. Taft: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-taft-ohio. Accessed [date].