Bertrand Snell

U.S. Representative
Born
December 9, 1870
Died
February 2, 1958
Age at death
87
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1916–1936
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Snell459,798
Opponents247,064
11
Elections run

Between 1916 and 1936, Bertrand Snell ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Snell's biggest single-election total was 54,160 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 31. Snell's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in New York's District 31, decided by 12,784 votes.

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How many votes has Bertrand Snell received?

Bertrand Snell has received 459,798 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Bertrand Snell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkWon54,16058.81%George C Owens
Williams
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkWon43,94261.95%Anson L Gardner (head-to-head)
Milford W Deitz
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkWon47,93757.46%Anson L Gardner (head-to-head)
George E Brassard
1930U.S. HouseNew YorkWon36,30861.77%Rufus A Prescott
Jeannette Marks
1928U.S. HouseNew YorkWon52,70263.26%Lester Howard
1926U.S. HouseNew YorkWon40,47470.13%William Whitney
1924U.S. HouseNew YorkWon45,37270.46%Thomas Cantwell
1922U.S. HouseNew YorkWon38,20568.32%J Franklin Sharp
Edward S Bly
1920U.S. HouseNew YorkWon45,05974.68%Russell
Alex Taylor Jr.
1918U.S. HouseNew YorkWon30,70171.62%Elizabeth Arthur
John C Wallace (head-to-head)

Samuel G Cline
1916U.S. HouseNew YorkWon24,93867.21%William C Roberts
John C Wallace (head-to-head)

Lemon Thompson

Henry Dodd
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000652) and Wikidata (Q4895897). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bertrand Snell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bertrand-snell. 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.