Carl Albert

U.S. Representative
Born
May 10, 1908
Died
February 4, 2000
Age at death
91
Home state
Oklahoma
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1946–1974
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Albert722,590
Opponents176,935
13
Elections run

Between 1946 and 1974, Carl Albert ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Albert's biggest single-election total was 101,732 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 3. Albert's closest win came in the 1966 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 3, decided by 30,352 votes.

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How many votes has Carl Albert received?

Carl Albert has received 722,590 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Carl Albert’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. HouseOklahomaWon
1972U.S. HouseOklahomaWon101,73293.35%Harold J Marshall
1968U.S. HouseOklahomaWon85,98168.39%Gerald L Beasley Jr.
1966U.S. HouseOklahomaWon43,04977.22%Whit Pate
1964U.S. HouseOklahomaWon62,95279.03%Frank D McSherry (head-to-head)
1960U.S. HouseOklahomaWon56,13874.91%George B Sherritt
1958U.S. HouseOklahomaWon43,86890.89%Chapin Wallace (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HouseOklahomaWon60,62076.54%Chapin Wallace (head-to-head)
Fred L Patrick
1954U.S. HouseOklahomaWon52,66283.3%George E Young (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseOklahomaWon73,18577.92%Frank D McSherry (head-to-head)
1950U.S. HouseOklahomaWon46,40482.8%George E Young (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseOklahomaWon57,30083.89%Russell Overstreet
1946U.S. HouseOklahomaWon38,69984.99%Pliney S Frye
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000073) and Wikidata (Q288402). 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.