Charles Wolverton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 24, 1880
Died: May 16, 1969
Age at death: 88
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1926–1956

Career timeline

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15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wolverton1.4M

Opponents927,076

Elections run

Between 1926 and 1956, Charles Wolverton ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Wolverton's biggest single-election total was 133,153 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 1. Wolverton's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 1, decided by 1,772 votes.

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How many votes has Charles Wolverton received?

Charles Wolverton has received 1,367,113 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Charles Wolverton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1956	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	133,15358.31%	J Frank Crawford Bernardo S Doganiero
1952	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	118,36755.04%	Alfred R Pierce Kent A Smitheman
1950	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	85,10056.75%	John J Crean
1948	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	89,21153%	John W Donges Philip H Vangelder Morris Stempa (head-to-head)
1946	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	82,91963.52%	George F Neutze
1944	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	87,95050.44%	John F Gorman Edward J Moss Jr.
1942	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	74,86761.42%	Wescott Phebe Sharp Baner
1940	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	97,54755.45%	Harry Roye John F Hall Esther H Elfreth John F Norman (head-to-head)
1938	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	96,51861.96%	Thomas M Madden Samuel Josephson (head-to-head) Elizabeth S Aceto John F Norman (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	84,98051.84%	Lee (head-to-head) David E Fox Samuel Josephson (head-to-head) Charles S Danenhower
1934	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	81,63461.19%	Porch Morris Stempa (head-to-head) Lee (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	89,81660.19%	French Morris Stempa (head-to-head) Charles R Engel Leon A Ollen
1930	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	78,01979.12%	Francis G Homan H F Niessner William Hartman
1928	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	109,51074.86%	Alfred R White
1926	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	57,52269.71%	Edward J Kelleher

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000683) and Wikidata (Q1063499). 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.