Christopher McGrath

U.S. Representative
Born
May 15, 1902
Died
July 7, 1986
Age at death
84
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948–1950
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McGrath160,608
Opponents140,889
2
Elections run

Between 1948 and 1950, Christopher McGrath ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. McGrath's biggest single-election total was 91,456 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in New York's District 26. McGrath's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in New York's District 26, decided by 24,554 votes.

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How many votes has Christopher McGrath received?

Christopher McGrath has received 160,608 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Christopher McGrath’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkWon69,15251.38%Fred E Schiemann
Ernest Doerfler

August Buhr
1948U.S. HouseNew YorkWon91,4566.21%David M Potts
Nicholas Carnes
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000455) and Wikidata (Q5112043). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Christopher McGrath: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/christopher-mcgrath. 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.