Royal S. Copeland, U.S. Senator

Royal S. Copeland

U.S. Senator
Born
November 7, 1868
Died
June 17, 1938
Age at death
69
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922–1934
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Copeland5.4M
Opponents5.0M
3
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1934, Royal S. Copeland ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Copeland's biggest single-election total was 2,084,273 votes, in the 1928 U.S. Senate election in New York.

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How many votes has Royal S. Copeland received?

Royal S. Copeland has received 5,407,317 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Royal S. Copeland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. SenateNew YorkWon2,046,37755.34%E. Harold Cluett
Norman Thomas

Max Bedacht

Henry Breckinridge

William S. Chase

Olive M. Johnson
1928U.S. SenateNew YorkWon2,084,27349.08%Alanson B. Houghton
McAlister Coleman

Robert Minor

Henry Kuhn (head-to-head)
1922U.S. SenateNew YorkWon1,276,66752.6%William M. Calder
Algernon Lee

Coleridge A. Hart

Henry Kuhn (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000769) and Wikidata (Q5611891). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Royal S. Copeland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/royal-copeland. 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.