2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dodd2.1M
Opponents2.3M
4
Elections run
Between 1956 and 1970, Thomas J. Dodd ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 2. Dodd's biggest single-election total was 781,008 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut. Dodd's closest win came in the 1958 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, decided by 144,219 votes.
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How many votes has Thomas J. Dodd received?
Thomas J. Dodd has received 2,081,806 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Lost | 266,49724.46% | Lowell P. Weicker Jr. Joseph D. Duffey |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Won | 781,00864.66% | John D. Lodge |
| 1958 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Won | 554,84157.29% | William A. Purtell Vivien Kellems (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateConnecticut | Lost | 479,46043.05% | Prescott Bush Suzanne S. Stevenson Jasper McLevy Vivien Kellems (head-to-head) |
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