Sam Blancato

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
New Alliance
On the ballot
1982–1988
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Blancato6,651
Opponents4.5M
2
Elections run

Between 1982 and 1988, Sam Blancato ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 2. Blancato's biggest single-election total was 4,569 votes, in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania.

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How many votes has Sam Blancato received?

Sam Blancato has received 6,651 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Sam Blancato’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1988U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaLost4,5690.1%H. John Heinz III
Joe Vignola

Darcy Richardson

Henry Haller III

Samuel Cross Jr.
1982U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost2,0821.25%Joseph P. Kolter
Eugene V. Atkinson
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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.