Bruce Barton

U.S. Representative
Born
August 5, 1886
Died
July 5, 1967
Age at death
80
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1938
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barton40,421
Opponents33,021
1
Elections run

Bruce Barton (1886–1967), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1938 U.S. House election in New York's District 17 with 40,421 votes (0.26%), defeating Walter H Liebman and George Backer and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Bruce Barton received?

Bruce Barton has received 40,421 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Bruce Barton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseNew YorkWon40,4210.26%Walter H Liebman
George Backer

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000211) and Wikidata (Q4078700). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bruce Barton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bruce-barton-new-york. 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.