Brien McMahon, U.S. Senator

Brien McMahon

U.S. Senator
Born
October 6, 1903
Died
July 28, 1952
Age at death
48
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1944–1950
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McMahon884,362
Opponents821,962
2
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1950, Brien McMahon ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. McMahon's biggest single-election total was 453,646 votes, in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut. McMahon's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, decided by 38,968 votes.

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How many votes has Brien McMahon received?

Brien McMahon has received 884,362 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Brien McMahon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. SenateConnecticutWon453,64651.68%Joseph E. Talbot
Anthony R. Martino
1944U.S. SenateConnecticutWon430,71651.99%John A. Danaher
Spencer Anderson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000559) and Wikidata (Q1659644). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Brien McMahon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/brien-mcmahon. 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.