Electoral history of Robert Byrd
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Electoral history of Robert Byrd, senior United States Senator from West Virginia (1959-present), President pro tempore of the United States Senate (1989-1995, 2001, 2001-2003 and 2007-present), Senate Majority (1977-1981, 1987-1989) and Minority Leader (1981-1987). He is also the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history, as well as current longest-serving member of Congress
West Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1952[1]:
- Robert Byrd (D) - 104,387 (55.58%)
- Latelle M. LaFollette (R) - 83,439 (44.42%)
West Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1954[2]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 73,535 (62.73%)
- Pat B. Withrow, Jr. (R) - 43,685 (37.27%)
West Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1956[3]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 99,854 (57.40%)
- Cleo S. Jones (R) - 74,110 (42.60%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 1958[4]:
- Robert Byrd (D) - 381,745 (59.19%)
- W. Chapman Revercomb (R) (inc.) - 263,172 (40.81%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 1964[5]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 515,015 (67.67%)
- Cooper P. Benedict (R) - 246,072 (32.33%)
West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1970[6]:
- Robert Byrd (inc.) - 195,725 (88.96%)
- John J. McOwen - 24,286 (11.04%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 1970[7]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 345,965 (77.64%)
- Elmer Dodson (R) - 99,658 (22.36%)
West Virginia Democratic Presidential primary, 1976[8]:
- Robert Byrd - 331,639 (89.01%)
- George Wallace - 40,938 (10.99%)
Florida Democratic Presidential primary, 1976[9]:
- Jimmy Carter - 448,844 (34.52%)
- George Wallace - 396,820 (30.52%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 310,944 (23.91%)
- None of Names Shown - 37,626 (2.89%)
- Milton Shapp - 32,198 (2.48%)
- Mo Udall - 27,235 (2.09%)
- Birch Bayh - 8,750 (0.67%)
- Arthur O. Blessitt - 7,889 (0.61%)
- Ellen McCormack - 7,595 (0.58%)
- Sargent Shriver - 7,084 (0.55%)
- Fred R. Harris - 5,397 (0.42%)
- Robert Byrd - 5,042 (0.39%)
- Frank Church - 4,906 (0.38%)
Georgia Democratic Presidential primary, 1976[10]:
- Jimmy Carter - 419,272 (83.44%)
- George Wallace - 57,594 (11.46%)
- Mo Udall - 9,755 (1.94%)
- Robert Byrd - 3,628 (0.72%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 3,358 (0.67%)
- Frank Church - 2,477 (0.49%)
- Frank Joseph Ahern - 1,487 (0.30%)
- Sargent Shriver - 1,378 (0.27%)
- Birch Bayh - 824 (0.16%)
- Fred R. Harris - 699 (0.14%)
- Ellen McCormack - 635 (0.13%)
- Abram Eisenman - 351 (0.07%)
- Lloyd Bentsen - 277 (0.06%)
- Frank Bona - 263 (0.05%)
- Milton Shapp - 181 (0.04%)
- George Roden - 153 (0.03%)
- Bob Kelleher - 139 (0.03%)
1976 Democratic Presidential primaries[11]:
- Jimmy Carter - 6,235,609 (39.19%)
- Jerry Brown - 2,449,374 (15.39%)
- George Wallace - 1,955,388 (12.29%)
- Mo Udall - 1,611,754 (10.13%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 1,134,375 (7.13%)
- Frank Church - 830,818 (5.22%)
- Robert Byrd - 340,309 (2.14%)
- Sargent Shriver - 304,399 (1.91%)
- Unpledged delegates - 283,437 (1.78%)
- Ellen McCormack - 238,027 (1.50%)
- Fred R. Harris - 234,568 (1.47%)
- Milton Shapp - 88,254 (0.56%)
- Birch Bayh - 86,438 (0.54%)
- Hubert Humphrey - 61,992 (0.39%)
- Ted Kennedy - 19,805 (0.12%)
- Arthur O. Blessitt - 8,717 (0.06%)
- Lloyd Bentsen - 4,046 (0.03%)
1976 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally)[12]:
- Jimmy Carter - 2,239 (74.48%)
- Mo Udall - 330 (10.98%)
- Jerry Brown - 301 (10.01%)
- George Wallace - 57 (1.90%)
- Ellen McCormack - 22 (0.73%)
- Frank Church - 19 (0.63%)
- Hubert Humphrey - 10 (0.33%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 10 (0.33%)
- Fred R. Harris - 9 (0.30%)
- Milton Shapp - 2 (0.07%)
- Robert Byrd, Cesar Chavez, Leon Jaworski, Barbara Jordan, Ted Kennedy, Jennings Randolph, Fred Stover - each 1 vote (0.03%)
West Virginia United States Senate elections, 1976[13]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 566,359 (100.00%)
1980 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally)[14]:
- Jimmy Carter (inc.) - 2,123 (64.04%)
- Ted Kennedy - 1,151 (34.72%)
- William Proxmire - 10 (0.30%)
- Koryne Kaneski Horbal - 5 (0.15%)
- Scott M. Matheson, Sr. - 5 (0.15%)
- Ron Dellums - 3 (0.09%)
- Robert Byrd - 2 (0.06%)
- John Culver - 2 (0.06%)
- Kent Hance - 2 (0.06%)
- Jennings Randolph - 2 (0.06%)
- Warren Spannaus - 2 (0.06%)
- Alice Tripp - 2 (0.06%)
- Jerry Brown - 1 (0.03%)
- Dale Bumpers - 1 (0.03%)
- Hugh L. Carey - 1 (0.03%)
- Walter Mondale - 1 (0.03%)
- Edmund Muskie - 1 (0.03%)
- Thomas J. Steed - 1 (0.03%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 1982[15]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 387,170 (68.49%)
- Cleve Benedict (R) - 173,910 (30.76%)
- William B. Howland (Socialist Workers) - 4,234 (0.75%)
West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1988[16]:
- Robert Byrd (inc.) - 252,767 (80.77%)
- Bob Myers - 60,186 (19.23%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 1988[17]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 410,983 (64.77%)
- Jay Wolfe (R) - 223,564 (35.23%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1989[18]:
- Robert Byrd (D) - 55 (55.00%)
- Strom Thurmond - 45 (45.00%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1991[19]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 56 (56.00%)
- Strom Thurmond (R) - 44 (44.00%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1993[20]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 57 (57.00%)
- Strom Thurmond (R) - 43 (43.00%)
West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1994[21]:
- Robert Byrd (inc.) - 190,061 (85.42%)
- James M. Fuller - 20,057 (9.01%)
- Paul Nuchims - 12,381 (5.57%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 1994[22]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 290,495 (69.01%)
- Stan Klos (R) - 130,441 (30.99%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1995[23]:
- Strom Thurmond (R) - 52 (52.00%)
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 48 (48.00%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1997[24]:
- Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
- Robert Byrd - 45 (45.00%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1999[25]:
- Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
- Robert Byrd - 45 (45.00%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 2000[26]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 469,215 (77.75%)
- David T. Gallaher (R) - 121,635 (20.16%)
- Joe Whelan (LBT) - 12,627 (2.09%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, January 3, 2001[27]:
- Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (50.50%)
- Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 50 (49.51%)
Vice President Al Gore casted tie-breaking vote
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, January 20, 2001[28]:
- Strom Thurmond (R) - 51 (50.50%)
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 50 (49.51%)
Vice President Dick Cheney casted tie-breaking vote
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, June 6, 2001[29]:
- Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (51.00%)
- Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2003[30]:
- Ted Stevens (R) - 51 (51.00%)
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2005[31]:
- Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
- Robert Byrd - 45 (45.00%)
West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 2006[32]:
- Robert Byrd (inc.) - 159,154 (85.68%)
- Billy Hendricks Jr. - 26,609 (14.32%)
West Virginia United States Senate election, 2006[33]:
- Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 291,058 (64.41%)
- John Raesse (R) - 152,315 (33.71%)
- Jesse Johnson (Mountain) - 8,522 (1.89%)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2007[34]:
- Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (51.00%)
- Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%)
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