Warren E. Hearnes, Governor

Warren E. Hearnes

Governor
Born
July 24, 1923
Died
August 16, 2009
Age at death
86
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1964–1976
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hearnes3.0M
Opponents2.5M
3
Elections run

Between 1964 and 1976, Warren E. Hearnes ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 2 and losing 1. Hearnes's biggest single-election total was 1,110,651 votes, in the 1964 governor election in Missouri. Hearnes's closest win came in the 1968 governor election in Missouri, decided by 381,008 votes.

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How many votes has Warren E. Hearnes received?

Warren E. Hearnes has received 2,997,027 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Warren E. Hearnes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1976U.S. SenateMissouriLost813,57142.5%John C. Danforth
Lawrene Petty
1968GovernorMissouriWon1,072,80560.8%Lawrence K. Roos
1964GovernorMissouriWon1,110,65162.1%Ethan A.H. Shepley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q675557). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Warren E. Hearnes: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/warren-hearnes. 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.