Electoral history of Robert Byrd

Electoral history of Robert Byrd, senior United States senator from West Virginia (1959–2010), president pro tempore of the United States Senate (1989–1995, 2001, 2001–2003 and 2007–2010), Senate majority (1977–1981, 1987–1989) and minority leader (1981–1987). He was also the longest-serving U.S. senator in history, as well as the previous longest-serving member of Congress.

Almanac


United States Congressional District
Years	Congress	Chamber	House Majority	President	District
1953-55	83rd	U.S. House	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	District 6
1955-57	84th		Democratic
1957-59	85th		Democratic

Years	Congress	Chamber	Senate Majority	Senate Vice President	Constituency
1959-61	86th	U.S. Senate	Democratic	Richard Nixon	West Virginia
1961-63	87th			Lyndon B. Johnson
1963-65	88th			Lyndon B. Johnson (until November 22, 1963) Vacant (from November 22, 1963)
1965-67	89th			Vacant (until January 20, 1965) Hubert Humphrey (from January 20, 1965)
1967-69	90th			Hubert Humphrey
1969-71	91st			Sipro Agnew
1971-73	92nd			Sipro Agnew
1973-75	93rd			Sipro Agnew (until October 10, 1973) Vacant(October 10 - December 6, 1973) Gerald Ford (December 6, 1973 - Aug 9, 1974) Vacant(Aug 9 - December 19, 1974) Nelson Rockefeller(from December 19, 1974)
1975-77	94th			Nelson Rockefeller
1977-79	95th			Walter Mondale
1979-81	96th			Walter Mondale
1981-83	97th		Republican	George H.W. Bush
1983-85	98th
1985-87	99th
1987-89	100th		Democratic
1989-91	101st			Dan Quayle
1991-93	102nd			Dan Quayle
1993-95	103rd			Al Gore
1995-97	104th		Republican
1997-99	105th
1999-2001	106th
2001-03	107th		Democratic(until January 20, 2001) Republican(with tie-breaking VP)(Jan 20, 2001 – Jun 6, 2001) Democratic (through caucus) (from June 6, 2001)	Dick Cheney
2003-05	108th		Republican
2005-07	109th		Republican
2007-09	110th		Democratic
2009-10	111th		Democratic	Joe Biden

U.S. House elections

West Virginia's 6th congressional district, 1952:^[1]

Robert Byrd (D) - 104,387 (55.58%)
Latelle M. LaFollette Jr. (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%)

U.S. Senate elections

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 (D) (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 United States Senate elections, 1976:^[8]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 566,359 (100.00%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1982:^[9]

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:^[10]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 252,767 (80.77%)
Bob Myers - 60,186 (19.23%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1988:^[11]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 410,983 (64.77%)
Jay Wolfe (R) - 223,564 (35.23%)

West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1994:^[12]

Robert Byrd (D) (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:^[13]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 290,495 (69.01%)
Stan Klos (R) - 130,441 (30.99%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 2000:^[14]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 469,215 (77.75%)
David T. Gallaher (R) - 121,635 (20.16%)
Joe Whelan (LBT) - 12,627 (2.09%)

West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 2006:^[15]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 159,154 (85.68%)
Billy Hendricks Jr. - 26,609 (14.32%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 2006:^[16]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 291,058 (64.41%)
John Raese (R) - 152,315 (33.71%)
Jesse Johnson (Mountain) - 8,522 (1.89%)

Pro tempore elections

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1989:^[17]

Robert Byrd (D) - 55 (55.00%)
Strom Thurmond - 45 (45.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1991:^[18]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 56 (56.00%)
Strom Thurmond (R) - 44 (44.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1993:^[19]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 57 (57.00%)
Strom Thurmond (R) - 43 (43.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1995:^[20]

Strom Thurmond (R) - 52 (52.00%)
Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 48 (48.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1997:^[21]

Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
Robert Byrd - 45 (45.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1999:^[22]

Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
Robert Byrd - 45 (45.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, January 3, 2001:^[23]

Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (50.50%)
Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 50 (49.51%)

Vice President Al Gore cast tie-breaking vote

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, January 20, 2001:^[24]

Strom Thurmond (R) - 51 (50.50%)
Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 50 (49.51%)

Vice President Dick Cheney cast tie-breaking vote

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, June 6, 2001:^[25]

Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (51.00%)
Strom Thurmond (R) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2003:^[26]

Ted Stevens (R) - 51 (51.00%)
Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2005:^[27]

Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 55 (55.00%)
Robert Byrd - 45 (45.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2007:^[28]

Robert Byrd (D) - 51 (51.00%)
Ted Stevens (R) (inc.) - 49 (49.00%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2009:^[29]

Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 58 (58.59%)
Richard Lugar (R) - 41 (41.41%)

Presidential elections

West Virginia Democratic Presidential primary, 1976:^[30]

Robert Byrd - 331,639 (89.01%)
George Wallace - 40,938 (10.99%)

Florida Democratic Presidential primary, 1976:^[31]

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:^[32]

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 results by state

1976 Democratic Presidential primaries:^[33]

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):^[34]

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%)

1980 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):^[35]

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%)

References

[1] Our Campaigns - WV District 6 Race - Nov 04, 1952

[2] Our Campaigns - WV District 6 Race - Nov 04, 1954

[3] Our Campaigns - WV District 6 Race - Nov 06, 1956

[4] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1958

[5] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964

[6] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate - D Primary Race - May 12, 1970

[7] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970

[8] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976

[9] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1982

[10] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - May 10, 1988

[11] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988

[12] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - May 10, 1994

[13] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1994

[14] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000

[15] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate - D Primary Race - May 09, 2006

[16] Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2006

[17] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 1989

[18] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 1991

[19] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 1993

[20] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 1995

[21] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 1997

[22] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 1999

[23] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 2001

[24] Our Campaigns - President Pro-Tempore Race - Jan 20, 2001

[25] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jun 06, 2001

[26] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 2003

[27] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 2005

[28] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 2007

[29] Our Campaigns - President Pro Tempore Race - Jan 03, 2009

[30] Our Campaigns - WV US President - D Primary Race - May 11, 1976

[31] Our Campaigns - FL US President - D Primary Race - Mar 09, 1976

[32] Our Campaigns - GA US President - D Primary Race - May 04, 1976

[33] Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1976

[34] Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 12, 1976

[35] Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Aug 11, 1980

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v t e Robert C. Byrd
U.S. Senator from West Virginia (1959–2010) U.S. Representative for WV–6 (1953–1959)
Electoral history	1958 Senate 1964 Senate 1970 Senate 1976 Senate 1982 Senate 1988 Senate 1994 Senate 2000 Senate 2006 Senate
Related topics	List of places named after Robert Byrd Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program