Charles Howell

★ U.S. Representative
Born
April 23, 1904
Died
July 5, 1973
Age at death
69
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
Years in office
6 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1946–1952
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Howell267,340
Opponents223,865
4
Elections run

Between 1946 and 1952, Charles Howell ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Howell's biggest single-election total was 84,733 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4. Howell's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4, decided by 5,000 votes.

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How many votes has Charles Howell received?

Charles Howell has received 267,340 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Charles Howell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1952U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon84,73354.73%John J Inglesby
1950U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon60,36452.16%James Wilson
1948U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon77,01861.51%William Strother Jones
1946U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost45,22547.38%Frank Mathews
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000858) and Wikidata (Q1065836). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Howell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-howell. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.