Lloyd Bentsen Candidate

Born: February 11, 1921
Mission, Texas
Hidalgo County
United States
Resided: Houston, Texas
Death: May 23, 2006
Gender: Man
Occupation: U.S. Senator
Military Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II (Major, 1942-1945). U.S. Air Force Reserve (Colonel, 1950-1959).
Political Party: Democrat
Offices Held: Texas U.S. Representative: CD 15 (1948-1955). Texas U.S. Senator (1971-1993).
Notes: Bentsen served as U.S. Treasury Secretary from 1993 to 1994.
Sources: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 1 1
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/08/1988 President / Vice President General Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1,109,471 52.91% Won