William S. Cohen
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- August 28, 1940
- Current age
- 85
- Home state
- Maine
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1972–1990
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cohen1.3M
Opponents697,626
6
Elections run
Between 1972 and 1990, William S. Cohen ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 6. Cohen's biggest single-election total was 404,414 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Maine. Cohen's closest win came in the 1972 U.S. House election in Maine's District 2, decided by 17,145 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Maine, every U.S. House race in Maine's District 2, or all 1990 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has William S. Cohen received?
William S. Cohen has received 1,329,601 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 319,16761.34% | Neil Rolde |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 404,41473.34% | Elizabeth H. Mitchell P. Ann Stoddard |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateMaine | Won | 212,29456.59% | William D. Hathaway Hayes E. Gahagan John J. Jannace Plato Truman |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMaine | Won | 169,29277.11% | Leighton Cooney Jacqueline Francis Kaye |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseMaine | Won | 118,15471.37% | Markham L Gartley |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseMaine | Won | 106,28054.39% | Elmer H Violette |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000598) and Wikidata (Q710721). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William S. Cohen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-cohen. Accessed [date].