Bernard Kearney

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 23, 1889
Died: June 3, 1976
Age at death: 87
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1942–1956

Career timeline

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8-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Kearney658,327

Opponents396,120

Elections run

Between 1942 and 1956, Bernard Kearney ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Kearney's biggest single-election total was 111,025 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New York's District 32. Kearney's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in New York's District 31, decided by 19,510 votes.

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How many votes has Bernard Kearney received?

Bernard Kearney has received 658,327 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Bernard Kearney’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1956	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	107,95967.46%	R Joseph Giblin
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	77,89161.48%	Theodore Prince (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	111,02567.35%	Theodore Prince (head-to-head) Herbert M Merrill (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	79,00764.07%	Gust C Peterson (head-to-head) Paul F Hacko Herbert M Merrill (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	77,72555.28%	Gust C Peterson (head-to-head) Murphy
1946	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	66,39559.19%	Anson L Gardner
1944	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	85,17860.03%	Alexander Grasso
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	53,14762.6%	Burlin G McKillip Herbert M Merrill (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000030) and Wikidata (Q4893725). 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.