William Warren Barbour
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 31, 1888
- Died
- November 22, 1943
- Age at death
- 55
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1936–1940
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barbour2.6M
Opponents2.5M
3
Elections run
Between 1936 and 1940, William Warren Barbour ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Barbour's biggest single-election total was 1,029,331 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey. Barbour's closest win came in the 1938 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey, decided by 112,508 votes.
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How many votes has William Warren Barbour received?
William Warren Barbour has received 2,586,086 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | U.S. SenateNew Jersey | Won | 1,029,33155.11% | James H. Cromwell Macalister Coleman James A. Tumulty Mary E. Dooner Edson R. Leach Harry Santhouse George Breitman |
| 1938 | U.S. SenateNew Jersey · Special | Won | 816,66752.98% | William H. J. Ely |
| 1936 | U.S. SenateNew Jersey | Lost | 740,08844.34% | William H. Smathers Fred Turner Herman F. Niessner Herbert Coley Malcom G. Thomas George E. Bopp |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000132) and Wikidata (Q5565653). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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