Electoral history of Robert A. Taft, United States Senator from Ohio (1939–1953), United States Senate Majority Leader (1953) and a candidate for the 1940, 1948 and 1952 Republican presidential nominations.
Senator Taft was a longtime leader of the conservative wing of the Republican Party, as well as co-leader of the Conservative coalition, which dominated United States Congress for decades.
United States Senate election in Ohio, 1938:[1]
Wisconsin Republican presidential primary, 1940:[2]
Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary, 1940:[3]
Ohio Republican presidential primary, 1940:[4]
Oregon Republican presidential primary, 1940:[5]
New Jersey Republican presidential primary, 1940:[6]
All candidates, except Dewey, run as write-in
1940 Republican presidential primaries:[7]
1940 Republican National Convention (presidential tally):[8]
First ballot:
Second ballot:
Third ballot:
Fourth ballot:
Fifth ballot:
Sixth ballot (before shifts):
United States Senate election in Ohio, 1944:[9]
Nebraska Republican presidential primary, 1948:[10]
Illinois Republican presidential primary, 1948:[11]
All candidate, except Bender, run as write-in
New Jersey Republican presidential primary, 1948:[12]
Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary, 1948:[13]
All candidates except Martin and Vandenberg, run as write-in
Ohio Republican presidential primary, 1948:[14]
1948 Republican presidential primaries:[15]
1948 Republican National Convention (presidential tally):[16]
First ballot:
Second ballot:
United States Senate election in Ohio, 1950:[17]
New Hampshire Republican vice presidential primary, 1952:[18]
All candidates run as write-in
New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, 1952:[19]
Minnesota Republican presidential primary, 1952:[20]
All candidates except Stassen and Slettedahl run as write-in
Nebraska Republican presidential primary, 1952:[21]
Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary, 1952:[22]
All candidates, except Stassen and Kenny, run as write-in
Wisconsin Republican presidential primary, 1952:[23]
Illinois Republican presidential primary, 1952:[24]
All candidates, except Taft and Bender, run as write-in
New Jersey Republican presidential primary, 1952:[25]
Massachusetts Republican presidential primary, 1952:[26]
All candidates run as write-in
Ohio Republican presidential primary, 1952:[27]
West Virginia Republican presidential primary, 1952:[28]
Oregon Republican presidential primary, 1952:[29]
Taft was only write-in candidate in Oregon
South Dakota Republican presidential primary, 1952:[30]
1952 Republican presidential primaries:[31]
1952 Republican National Convention (presidential tally):[32] First ballot before shifts:
Second ballot after shifts:
United States Senate Majority Leader, 1953:[33]