Clarence Lea
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 11, 1874
- Died
- June 20, 1964
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1916–1946
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lea1.0M
Opponents168,837
16
Elections run
Between 1916 and 1946, Clarence Lea ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Lea's biggest single-election total was 103,547 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in California's District 1. Lea's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. House election in California's District 1, decided by 4,028 votes.
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How many votes has Clarence Lea received?
Clarence Lea has received 1,048,914 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 77,65399.76% | — |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 92,70699.88% | — |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 78,28193.17% | Albert J Lima (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 103,54793.03% | Albert J Lima (head-to-head) Ernest S Mitchell (head-to-head) |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 73,63662.93% | Ernest S Mitchell (head-to-head) |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 58,07353.8% | Nelson B Vanmatre Vernon Dennis Healy |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 98,66193.6% | A K Gifford (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 73,40099.85% | — |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 66,70399.95% | — |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 56,381100% | — |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 60,207100% | — |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 47,25099.94% | — |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 53,12999.98% | — |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 34,42761.72% | Chas A Bodwell Jr. A K Gifford (head-to-head) |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 42,06399.73% | — |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 32,79748.78% | Edward H Hart Ben Morgan Jay Scott Ryder |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000163) and Wikidata (Q1095419). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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