Electoral history of Lloyd Bentsen , United States Senator from Texas (1971-1993), United States Representative (1948-1955), United States Secretary of the Treasury (1993-1994), Democratic Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1988 and a candidate for 1976 Democratic presidential nomination
Texas's 15th congressional district, 1948 (regular): [1]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D) - 27,402(100.00%)
Texas's 15th congressional district, 1948 (special): [2]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D) - 2,396(100.00%)
Texas's 15th congressional district, 1950: [3]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D)(inc.) - 18,524(100.00%)
Texas's 15th congressional district, 1952: [4]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D)(inc.) - 63,723(100.00%)
Democratic primary for the United States Senate (Class 1 seat) from Texas, 1970: [5]
- Lloyd Bentsen - 841,316(53.66%)
- Ralph Yarborough (inc.) - 726,477 (46.34%)
United States Senate election in Texas, 1970 : [6]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D) - 1,194,069(53.55%)
- George H. W. Bush (R) - 1,035,794 (46.45%)
Democratic primary for the United States Senate (Class 1 seat) from Texas, 1976: [7]
- Lloyd Bentsen(inc.) - 970,983(63.66%)
- Phil Gramm - 427,597 (28.04%)
- Hugh Wilson - 107,150 (7.03%)
- Leon Dugi - 19,455 (1.28%)
Texas Democratic presidential primary, 1976: [8]
- Jimmy Carter - 736,161 (47.65%)
- Lloyd Bentsen - 343,032 (22.20%)
- George Wallace - 270,798 (17.53%)
- Uncommitted - 129,478 (8.38%)
- Fred R. Harris - 31,379 (2.03%)
- Sargent Shriver - 28,520 (1.85%)
- Ellen McCormack - 5,700 (0.37%)
United States Senate election in Texas, 1976 : [9]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D)(inc.) - 2,199,956(56.78%)
- Alan Steelman (R) - 1,636,370 (42.24%)
- Pedro Vasquez (Socialist Workers) - 20,549 (0.53%)
- Marjorie P. Gallion (American Independent) - 17,355 (0.45%)
Democratic primary for the United States Senate (Class 1 seat) from Texas, 1982: [10]
- Lloyd Bentsen(inc.) - 987,153(78.13%)
- Joe Sullivan - 276,314 (21.87%)
United States Senate election in Texas, 1982 : [11]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D)(inc.) - 1,818,223(58.59%)
- James Collins (R) - 1,256,759 (40.50%)
- John E. Ford (LBT) - 23,494 (0.76%)
- Lineaus Hooper Lorette (Citizens) - 4,564 (0.15%)
- Write-in - 127 (0.00%)
Democratic primary for the United States Senate (Class 1 seat) from Texas, 1988: [12]
- Lloyd Bentsen(inc.) - 1,365,736(84.80%)
- Joe Sullivan - 244,805 (15.20%)
1988 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally): [13]
- Michael Dukakis - 2,877 (70.09%)
- Jesse Jackson - 1,219 (29.70%)
- Richard H. Stallings - 3 (0.07%)
- Joe Biden - 2 (0.05%)
- Dick Gephardt - 2 (0.05%)
- Lloyd Bentsen - 1 (0.02%)
- Gary Hart - 1 (0.02%)
1988 Democratic National Convention (vice presidential tally): [14]
- Lloyd Bentsen - 4,148(100.00%)
United States Senate election in Texas, 1988 : [15]
- Lloyd Bentsen(D)(inc.) - 3,149,806(59.17%)
- Beau Boulter (R) - 2,129,228 (40.00%)
- Jeff Daiell (LBT) - 43,989 (0.83%)
- Write-in - 583 (0.01%)
1988 United States presidential election :
- George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R) - 48,886,597 (53.4%) and 426 electoral votes (40 states carried)
- Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D) - 41,809,476 (45.6%) and 111 electoral votes (10 states and D.C. carried)
- Lloyd Bentsen/Michael Dukakis (D) - 1 electoral vote (West Virginia faithless elector)
- Ron Paul/Andre Marrou (LBT) - 431,750 (0.5%)
- Lenora Fulani (New Alliance) - 217,221 (0.2%)
- Others - 249,642 (0.4%)