Bradford Sumner

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1838–1848
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sumner14,755
Opponents29,580
4
Elections run

Between 1838 and 1848, Bradford Sumner ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Sumner's biggest single-election total was 5,235 votes, in the 1844 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7.

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How many votes has Bradford Sumner received?

Bradford Sumner has received 14,755 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Bradford Sumner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1848U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost2,33620.24%Robert Winthrop (head-to-head)
Benjamin F Hallett
1844U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost5,23539.83%Julius Rockwell
Joel Hayden

Frank P Bennett Jr.
1840U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost4,23236.59%Robert Winthrop (head-to-head)
Wendell Phillips

John L Southwick Jr.

Henry See
1838U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost2,95236.19%Richard Fletcher
Abbott Lawrence

Robert Winthrop (head-to-head)

D Gilbert Dexter
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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.