Charles McLaughlin

U.S. Representative
Born
June 19, 1887
Died
February 5, 1976
Age at death
88
Home state
Nebraska
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1934–1940
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McLaughlin229,310
Opponents168,139
4
Elections run

Between 1934 and 1940, Charles McLaughlin ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. McLaughlin's biggest single-election total was 68,760 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 2. McLaughlin's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 2, decided by 10,047 votes.

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How many votes has Charles McLaughlin received?

Charles McLaughlin has received 229,310 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Charles McLaughlin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseNebraskaWon68,76056.63%Theodore W Metcalfe
1938U.S. HouseNebraskaWon46,92757.33%M F Mulvaney
James Levi Nelson
1936U.S. HouseNebraskaWon66,83362.02%Fred G Chase
Henry Hoffman

U S Renne

Roy M Harrop
1934U.S. HouseNebraskaWon46,79054.16%Herbert Rhoades
Ed S Burdick

J C Thomas
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000538) and Wikidata (Q145571). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles McLaughlin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-mclaughlin. 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.