Wyche Fowler Jr.
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- October 6, 1940
- Current age
- 85
- Home state
- Georgia
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1978–1992
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.2.7M
Opponents2.4M
7
Elections run
Between 1978 and 1992, Wyche Fowler Jr. ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 2. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 1,108,416 votes, in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in Georgia. Jr.'s closest win came in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Georgia, decided by 22,466 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Georgia, every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 5, or all 1992 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Wyche Fowler Jr. received?
Wyche Fowler Jr. has received 2,709,882 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | U.S. SenateGeorgia | Runoff | 1,108,41649.23% | Paul Coverdell (head-to-head) Jim Hudson |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateGeorgia · Runoff | Lost | 618,87749.35% | Paul Coverdell (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateGeorgia | Won | 623,70750.91% | MacK F. Mattingly |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 151,23399.99% | — |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 53,26480.76% | J.E. McKinney Paul Jones |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 101,64674.03% | F. William Dowda |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseGeorgia | Won | 52,73975.48% | Thomas P. Bowles Jr. |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000329) and Wikidata (Q446778). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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