Thorn Lord

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
August 24, 1906
Died
June 16, 1965
Age at death
58
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1960
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lord1.2M
Opponents1.5M
1
Elections run

Thorn Lord (1906–1965), a Democratic politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1960 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey to Clifford P. Case, receiving 1,151,385 votes (43.21%).

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How many votes has Thorn Lord received?

Thorn Lord has received 1,151,385 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Thorn Lord’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1960U.S. SenateNew JerseyLost1,151,38543.21%Clifford P. Case
Winfred O. Perry

Gladys Grauer

Albert A. Ronis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q16003871). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.