Adolph Sabath

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 4, 1866
Died: November 6, 1952
Age at death: 86
Home state: Illinois
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1906–1950

Career timeline

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23-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sabath709,096

Opponents324,267

Elections run

Between 1906 and 1950, Adolph Sabath ran in 23 U.S. House elections, winning all 23. Sabath's biggest single-election total was 133,199 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 7. Sabath's closest win came in the 1920 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 5, decided by 298 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 7, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 5, or all 1950 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Adolph Sabath received?

Adolph Sabath has received 709,096 popular votes across 23 U.S. elections, with a career record of 23–0.

Election history

Adolph Sabath’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1950	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	109,84171.77%	Eugenio K Hayes
1948	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	133,19973.67%	Francis C Sperry
1946	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	34,90471.58%	Michael A Francisco
1944	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	38,37076.28%	William Price (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	29,16772.16%	Clem Graver
1940	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	35,63771.02%	Martin Dykema
1938	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	32,10474.75%	William Price (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	35,01977.35%	William Price (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	29,10772.46%	John A Stanek Laura Osby
1932	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	30,74770.91%	Samuel S Epstein Isaiah Joyce
1930	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	21,46066.15%	Frank Kara V Leon Hanock (head-to-head) James Elovich Michael A Benedetto
1928	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	25,22569.82%	William B Gates Felix Hanzl
1926	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	18,02758.75%	Matt J Vogel Arthur H Grosskopf
1924	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,58857.8%	J Augustus Weaver Leon Hanock (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,37766.49%	Jacob Gartenstein (head-to-head) Michael Sambrowski William J Riordan
1920	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	14,37445.29%	Jacob Gartenstein (head-to-head) William Neumann
1918	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	10,51769.08%	Louis C Mau Emil Jaeger
1916	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	12,88460.68%	David T Alexander Charles Toepper (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	9,92154.22%	Walter H Harris E F Napieralski Jacob Danhoff
1912	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	11,15051.8%	Jacob Gartenstein (head-to-head) Charles Toepper (head-to-head) L H Clusman
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	13,93671.65%	Louis H Clusmann Joseph Kral (head-to-head) George H Vandyke
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	12,99753.31%	Anthony Michalek Morris Siskind Carl C Graff (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	9,54546.05%	Anthony Michalek Joseph Kral (head-to-head) Carl C Graff (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000001) and Wikidata (Q365407). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.