Alben Barkley

U.S. Representative
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1924
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barkley193,013
Opponents101,868
7
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1924, Alben Barkley ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Barkley's biggest single-election total was 50,635 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 1. Barkley's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 1, decided by 5,417 votes.

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How many votes has Alben Barkley received?

Alben Barkley has received 193,013 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Alben Barkley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1924U.S. HouseKentuckyWon41,86166.95%R L Myre
1922U.S. HouseKentuckyWon9,49269.96%F M McClain
1920U.S. HouseKentuckyWon50,63564.34%Crit Hughes
1918U.S. HouseKentuckyWon19,99866.78%E J Howard
1916U.S. HouseKentuckyWon30,02963.67%George M Thomas
Hiram Ford (head-to-head)

McDowell
1914U.S. HouseKentuckyWon18,40765.9%D W Farley
I A Wasson

Max M Hanberry
1912U.S. HouseKentuckyWon22,59164.47%Charles Furgeson
Hiram Ford (head-to-head)
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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.