Andrew Somers

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 21, 1895
Died: April 6, 1949
Age at death: 54
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1924–1948

Career timeline

1924Rep 1926Rep 1928Rep 1930Rep 1932Rep 1934Rep

1936Rep 1938Rep 1940Rep 1942Rep 1944Rep 1946Rep

1948Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Somers996,958

Opponents717,975

Elections run

Between 1924 and 1948, Andrew Somers ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Somers's biggest single-election total was 130,391 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New York's District 6. Somers's closest win came in the 1924 U.S. House election in New York's District 6, decided by 1,784 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 10, every U.S. House race in New York's District 6, or all 1948 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Andrew Somers received?

Andrew Somers has received 996,958 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Andrew Somers’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	69,5028.53%	Arthur S Hirsch Thomas H Jackson (head-to-head)
1946	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	57,65817.86%	Victor Wichum August Claessens
1944	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	78,75315.48%	Philip Kahaner Louis P Goldberg
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	96,99046.1%	Theodore R Studwell
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	130,39157.66%	Alfred E Buck Jack Altman James E Dwyer
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	78,53051.97%	Gustav Drews Jacob Axelrod (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	126,02469.09%	Donald C Strachan (head-to-head) Jacob Axelrod (head-to-head) Thomas H Jackson (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	70,16460.89%	Donald C Strachan (head-to-head) Jacob Axelrad Andrew J Campbell
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	81,01156.99%	James F Byrne Harry W Laidler Wolf Schifter Hugo Seesselberg
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	46,68147.02%	Joseph G Myerson Thomas Earl Browder
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	70,95353.88%	John L Lotsch Bernard J Riley
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	47,40757.04%	William F Heissenbuttel William W Passage (head-to-head)
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	42,89447.78%	Lee William W Passage (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000676) and Wikidata (Q1103272). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Andrew Somers: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/andrew-somers. Accessed [date].

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.