Best Senators of the Past 50 Years Series: Results

[Mr. Smith]

Alright, it's been a good month of this, but at last it is time.

Here are the results in aggregate (D's in Red, R's in blue, Indie's in Yellow, and majority votes have percentages bolded). My own record will be in a later post.

AL: Howell Heflin (1979-1997) [27.9%]
AK: Mike Gravel (1969-1981) [44.8%]
AZ: Barry Goldwater, Part II (1969-1987)[48%]
AR: Dale Bumpers (1975-1999) [28.6%]
CA: Pete Wilson (1983-1991) [27.7%]
CO: Mark Udall (2009-2015) [26.5%]
CT: Lowell Weicker (1971-1989) & Chris Murphy (2013-Present) Tied [27.7%]
DE: Joe Biden (1973-2009) [61.3%]
FL: Bob Graham (1987-2005) [22.7%]
GA: Sam Nunn (1972-1997) & Max Cleland (1997-2003) Tied [31.8%]
HI: Hiram Fong (1959-1977) [44.7%]
ID: Frank Church (1957-1981) [66.7%]
IL: Paul M. Simon (1985-1997) [26.8%]
IN: Richard Lugar (1977-2013) [34.7%]
IA: Tom Harkin (1985-2015) [49%]
KS: Bob Dole (1969-1996) [47.6%]
KY: Rand Paul (2011-Present) [39.7%]
LA: Russell B. Long (1948-1987) [38.5%]
ME: Ed Muskie (1959-1980) [41.3%]
MA: Ted Kennedy (1962-2009) [36.2%]
MD: Barbara Mikulski (1987-Present) [47.9%]
MI: Carl Levin (1979-2015) [51.5%]
MN: Paul Wellstone [37.9%]
MS: Thad Cochran (1978-Present) [52.2%]
MO: Thomas Eagleton (1968-1987) [33.3%]
MT: Mike Mansfield (1953-1977) [50%]
NE: Chuck Hagel (1997-2009) [38%]
NV: Harry Reid (1987-Present) [55.5%]
NH: Jeanne Shahenn (2009-Present) [28.3%]
NJ: Bill Bradley (1979-1997) [34.8%]
NM: Jeff Bingaman (1983-2013) [28.2%]
NY: Robert F. Kennedy (1965-1968) [30.7%]
NC: Terry Sanford (1986-1993) [43.5%]
ND: Byron Dorgan (1993-2011) [34.5%]
OH: George Voinovich (1999-2011) & Sherrod Brown (2007-Present) Tied [23.1%]
OK: Fred Harris (1964-1973) [36.4%]
OR: Wayne Morse (1945-1969) [33.3%]
PA: Arlen Specter (1981-2011) [28.9%]
RI: John Chafee (1976-1999) [39.5%]
SC: Ernest Hollings (1966-2005) [51.2%]
SD: George McGovern (1963-1981) [50%]
TN: Howard Baker (1967-1985) [31.7%]
TX: Ralph Yarborough (1957-1971) [38.8%]
UT: Frank Moss (1959-1977) [46.3%]
VT: Bernie Sanders (2007-Present) [53.4%]
VA: John Warner (1979-2009) [41.7%]
WA: Warren Magnuson (1944-1981) [28.6%]
WV: Robert C. Byrd (1959-2010) [37.3%]
WI: Russ Feingold (1993-2011) [60.4%]
WY: Alan K. Simpson (1979-1997) [44.8%]

[Antonio the Sixth]

You should give us the top 2 for each, so that we get a complete Senate.

[Mr. Smith]

As for what that looks like on the map (without percentages)

[Antonio the Sixth]

You should give us the top 2 for each, so that we get a complete Senate.

[Mr. Smith]

You should give us the top 2 for each, so that we get a complete Senate.

I read it fine the first time, and we're overruled on that....at least for now.

The vote has swayed to doing The Worst.

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=214064.0

[Antonio the Sixth]

I just meant to show the second-place finisher of each poll.

[Mr. Smith]

I just meant to show the second-place finisher of each poll.

Maybe in a bit I could do that [especially since some of those second-place finishers were in first place for a long time], right now I want to open this up to others.

Let 'em put up what they did, how that compares.

Or perhaps what's the least surprising, or most, or most "typical Atlas" result, idk whatever is they want.

Either way, I'm stepping out.

[rpryor03]

AL: Howell Heflin (1979-1997) and Richard Shelby (1987-Present)
AK: Mike Gravel (1969-1981) and Mark Begich (2009-2015)
AZ: Barry Goldwater (1969-1987) and Carl Hayden (1927-1969)
AR: Dale Bumpers (1975-1999) and Tim Hutchinson (1997-2003)
CA: Pete Wilson (1983-1991) and S.I. Hayakawa (1977-1983)
CO: Mark Udall (2009-2015) and Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1993-2005)
CT: Lowell Weicker (1971-1989) & Chris Murphy (2013-Present)
DE: Joe Biden (1973-2009) and William Roth (1971-2001)
FL: Bob Graham (1987-2005) and Lawton Chiles (1971-1989)
GA: Sam Nunn (1972-1997) & Max Cleland (1997-2003)
HI: Hiram Fong (1959-1977) and Daniel Inouye (1963-2012)
ID: Frank Church (1957-1981) and Mike Crapo (2009-Present)
IL: Paul M. Simon (1985-1997) and Barack Obama (2005-2009)
IN: Richard Lugar (1977-2013) and Birch Bayh (1963-1981)
IA: Tom Harkin (1985-2015) and Chuck Grassley (1981-Present)
KS: Bob Dole (1969-1996) and Nancy Landon Kassebaum (1978-1997)
KY: Rand Paul (2011-Present) and John Sherman Cooper (1956-1973)
LA: Russell B. Long (1948-1987) and Mary Landrieu (1997-2015)
ME: Ed Muskie (1959-1980) and Margaret Chase Smith (1949-1973)
MA: Ted Kennedy (1962-2009) and Elizabeth Warren
MD: Barbara Mikulski (1987-Present) and Charles Mathias (1969-1987)
MI: Carl Levin (1979-2015) and Spencer Abraham (1995-2001)
MN: Paul Wellstone (1991-2002) and Hubert Humphrey (1971-1978)
MS: Thad Cochran (1978-Present) and John C. Stennis (1947-1989)
MO: Thomas Eagleton (1968-1987) and John Danforth (1976-1995)
MT: Mike Mansfield (1953-1977) and Jon Tester (2007-Present)
NE: Chuck Hagel (1997-2009) and Bob Kerrey (1989-2001)
NV: Harry Reid (1987-Present) and Paul Laxalt (1974-1987)
NH: Jeanne Shahenn (2009-Present) and Judd Gregg (1993-2011)
NJ: Bill Bradley (1979-1997) and Clifford Case (1955-1979)
NM: Jeff Bingaman (1983-2013) and Pete Domenici (1973-2009)
NY: Robert F. Kennedy (1965-1968) and Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1977-2001)
NC: Terry Sanford (1986-1993) and Jesse Helms (1973-2003)
ND: Byron Dorgan (1993-2011) and Kent Conrad (1987-2013)
OH: George Voinovich (1999-2011) & Sherrod Brown (2007-Present)
OK: Fred Harris (1964-1973) and Tom Coburn (2005-2015)
OR: Wayne Morse (1945-1969) and Mark Hatfield (1967-1997)
PA: Arlen Specter (1981-2011) and John Heinz (1977-1991)
RI: John Chafee (1976-1999) and Claiborne Pell (1961-1997)
SC: Ernest Hollings (1966-2005) and Tim Scott (2013-Present)
SD: George McGovern (1963-1981) and John Thune (2005-Present)
TN: Howard Baker (1967-1985) and Al Gore (1985-1993)
TX: Ralph Yarborough (1957-1971) and Kay Bailey Hutchinson (1993-2013)
UT: Frank Moss (1959-1977) and Orrin Hatch (1977-Present)
VT: Bernie Sanders (2007-Present) and George Aiken (1941-1975)
VA: John Warner (1971-2009) and Jim Webb (2007-2013)
WA: Warren Magnuson (1944-1981) and Scoop Jackson (1953-1983)
WV: Robert C. Byrd (1959-2010) and Jay Rockefeller (1985-2015)
WI: Russ Feingold (1993-2011) and Ron Johnson (2011-Present)
WY: Alan K. Simpson (1979-1997) and Gale McGee (1959-1977)

Democratic Party: 59
Republican Party: 40
Independent: 1

[Antonio the Sixth]

In partisan terms, this is surprisingly not as lopsided as I would have thought. I guess that's due to the fact that in most States, Republicans and Democrats both had a "champion" to rally around.

Here's the map. As you can see, much more split delegations than IRL.

I've counted Morse and Sanders as Independents caucusing with the Democrats, but Specter as a Republican, as he was one for the bulk of his Senate term.

Democrats: 57 (+2 Independents)
Republicans: 41

[Blair]

Very good data, thanks for pulling it all together. Surprised that Wilson won in CA, what did he achieve? Both Boxer and Feinsten have done a lot more for the senate as a intuition even if you dislike their politics.

Clean sweep for the Kennedy boys as well!

[Rockefeller GOP]

That Senate would be awesome to observe.