Augustine Lonergan, U.S. Senator

Augustine Lonergan

U.S. Senator
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1920–1938
1-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lonergan918,006
Opponents1.2M
4
Elections run

Between 1920 and 1938, Augustine Lonergan ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 3. Lonergan's biggest single-election total was 282,327 votes, in the 1932 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut.

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How many votes has Augustine Lonergan received?

Augustine Lonergan has received 918,006 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–3.

Election history

Augustine Lonergan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. SenateConnecticutLost252,42640.04%John A. Danaher
Bellani Trombley

Joseph Mackay

Philip Brainard

Michael A. Russo
1932U.S. SenateConnecticutWon282,32747.5%Hiram Bingham
Devere Allen

Milton Conover

John L. Grennan

William Secker
1928U.S. SenateConnecticutLost251,42945.6%Frederic C. Walcott
Martin F. Plunkett (head-to-head)
1920U.S. SenateConnecticutLost131,82436.1%Frank B. Brandegee
Martin F. Plunkett (head-to-head)

Emil L. Hohenthal

Josephine B. Bennett

Charles J. Backofen
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Augustine Lonergan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/augustine-lonergan. 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.