Charles Gifford
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 15, 1871
- Died
- August 23, 1947
- Age at death
- 76
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1922–1946
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gifford679,980
Opponents471,263
13
Elections run
Between 1922 and 1946, Charles Gifford ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Gifford's biggest single-election total was 75,803 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 9. Gifford's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 16, decided by 3,841 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 9, every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 15, or every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 16.
How many votes has Charles Gifford received?
Charles Gifford has received 679,980 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 69,83160.83% | William McAuliffe (head-to-head) Grace Farnsworth Luder |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 75,80358.47% | William McAuliffe (head-to-head) |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 50,90258.82% | John H Backus Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 73,35857.79% | John H Backus Jr. (head-to-head) |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 66,05459.02% | John D W Bodfish (head-to-head) |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 58,35550.08% | John D W Bodfish (head-to-head) John Henry McNeece William McAuliffe (head-to-head) Nora Ouimette Duprey |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 46,44653.35% | John D W Bodfish (head-to-head) Glen Trimble |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 53,06657.51% | Thomas H Buckley Jacob Minkin |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 39,95369.56% | John D W Bodfish (head-to-head) |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 49,20263.14% | Willard E Boyden Frank A Manning |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 35,23568.01% | George Fox Tucker |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 37,91369.48% | John H Backus Jr. (head-to-head) Alvin C Howes |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 23,86254.37% | James P Doran |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000169) and Wikidata (Q1065220). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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