He won the largest popular vote of his career winning the three way race easily.
And there is a large enough undecided vote to pull the election to either side.
The gubernatorial election of 2002 had the largest vote: 1,107,725.
He would defeat 4 other candidates, with the largest popular vote of his career.
The very large total vote was an indication of an aroused public interest in the campaign.
All this does not mean that a large popular vote isn't important.
It's hard to say whether the result was a larger black vote for Andy.
The next largest vote was in 1970, when 416,000 people voted, 14 percent of those then registered.
His wide following among young people helped him win the largest vote for senator in 1971.
He was elected in November, 1908, by a large vote.