Colgate Darden
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- February 11, 1897
- Died
- June 9, 1981
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Virginia
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1932–1940
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Darden258,925
Opponents2.3M
4
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1940, Colgate Darden ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Darden's biggest single-election total was 202,759 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Virginia's at-large district. Darden's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 2, decided by 7,781 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 2, every U.S. House race in Virginia's at-large district, or all 1940 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Colgate Darden received?
Colgate Darden has received 258,925 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 29,78899.96% | — |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 15,27687.23% | Carl P Spaeth |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 11,10276.14% | H H Rumble George Rohlsen Herbert S Carrington |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 202,7598.17% | J A Garber Clifton Woodrum Andrew Montague Schuyler Bland Thomas Burch Absalom Robertson Howard Smith Patrick Drewry John Flannagan Menalcus Lankford J W McWane Roland E Chase Winfield Scott John S Wise Henry Brown C C Berkeley R Lindsay Gordon Jr. A J Dunning Jr. Albon James Royal John M Dawson Herman R Ansell David G George Angie M Norris J F Spaulding Frank Lyon |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000050) and Wikidata (Q880393). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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