Strom Thurmond
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 5, 1902
- Died
- June 26, 2003
- Age at death
- 100
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1948–1996
9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thurmond4.7M
Opponents48.0M
Total Electoral Votes
Thurmond39
Opponents492
10
Elections run
Between 1948 and 1996, Strom Thurmond ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (President and U.S. Senate), winning 9 and losing 1. Thurmond's biggest single-election total was 1,175,930 votes, in the 1948 U.S. presidential election. Thurmond's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina, decided by 59,919 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Carolina, every U.S. presidential election, or all 1996 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Strom Thurmond received?
Strom Thurmond has received 4,680,635 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1, plus 39 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 619,85953.38% | Elliot Springs Close Richard T. Quillian Peter J. Ashy Annette C. Estes |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 482,03264.21% | Marion C. Metts Bob Cunningham William H. Griffin |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 644,81566.81% | Melvin Purvis Stephen Davis |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 351,91755.68% | Charles D. Ravenel |
| 1972 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 415,80663.3% | Eugene N. Zeigler |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 271,29762.19% | Bradley Morrah |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 330,164100% | — |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina · Special | Won | 245,371100% | — |
| 1954 | U.S. SenateSouth Carolina | Won | 143,44463.13% | Edgar A. Brown Marcus A. Stone |
| 1948 | Presidentwith Fielding L. Wright | Lost | 1,175,930 (2.4%)39 EV | Harry S. Truman Thomas E. Dewey |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000254) and Wikidata (Q324719). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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