Claude Swanson

U.S. Representative
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1892–1904
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Swanson86,206
Opponents67,547
7
Elections run

Between 1892 and 1904, Claude Swanson ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Swanson's biggest single-election total was 14,333 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 5.

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How many votes has Claude Swanson received?

Claude Swanson has received 86,206 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Claude Swanson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1904U.S. HouseVirginiaWon8,89364.98%Toney Stovall
1902U.S. HouseVirginiaWon10,36360.8%Beverly A Davis
D C Dickenson
1900U.S. HouseVirginiaWon14,29358.14%John R Whitehead
1898U.S. HouseVirginiaWon13,45957.02%E Parr
R A Bennett

R O Martin

C T Seay
1896U.S. HouseVirginiaWon14,33350.98%Henry Brown
1894U.S. HouseVirginiaWon10,75052.34%George W Cornett
G W B Hale

W T Shelton

George C Cabell
1892U.S. HouseVirginiaWon14,1150.01%Benjamin T Jones
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Claude Swanson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/claude-swanson-virginia. 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.