Clarence Hancock

U.S. Representative
Born
February 13, 1885
Died
January 3, 1948
Age at death
62
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1928–1944
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hancock734,426
Opponents532,486
9
Elections run

Between 1928 and 1944, Clarence Hancock ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Hancock's biggest single-election total was 97,688 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New York's District 35. Hancock's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in New York's District 36, decided by 9,523 votes.

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How many votes has Clarence Hancock received?

Clarence Hancock has received 734,426 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Clarence Hancock’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HouseNew YorkWon79,53553.18%George M Haight
1942U.S. HouseNew YorkWon82,02164.47%McGuire
Fred Sander
1940U.S. HouseNew YorkWon97,68856.82%Johnson
Walter Soule
1938U.S. HouseNew YorkWon90,07864.08%Brown
Thomas P Shallcross
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkWon85,70254.34%Prosper A Perrin
Andrew J Anderson

Samuel M Wolfson

Lempi Makela
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkWon65,73254.74%James F Byrne
Gustave A Strebel

William C Roberts

Sam Belkowitz
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkWon79,34555.61%Edmund L Weston
Walter B McNinch
1930U.S. HouseNew YorkWon63,95557.62%Northrup
Henry Hotze
1928U.S. HouseNew YorkWon90,37061.81%R S Stevens
Charles E Wheelock
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000146) and Wikidata (Q5126491). 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.