Cornelius Gallagher
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 2, 1921
- Died
- October 17, 2018
- Age at death
- 97
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1970
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gallagher545,008
Opponents247,463
7
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1970, Cornelius Gallagher ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Gallagher's biggest single-election total was 90,488 votes, in the 1966 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 13. Gallagher's closest win came in the 1968 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 13, decided by 30,992 votes.
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How many votes has Cornelius Gallagher received?
Cornelius Gallagher has received 545,008 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 77,78971.11% | Raul E L Comesanas Richard T Miller |
| 1968 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 83,15155.54% | Dwyer Jeremiah J Ocallaghan Allen Zavodnick |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 90,48871.83% | Ruth Swayze |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 89,36077.12% | Cresenzi W Castaldo Fred W Romanowski |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 62,63677.05% | Eugene P Kenny Thomas Quinn |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 80,49068.3% | Samuel F Kanis (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 61,09466.13% | Samuel F Kanis (head-to-head) Anthony Delia Jr. John Donald Ertle Dominick Gemma George B Saxenmeyer Samuel Cooper Edward T Devlin Michael Burns James A Carney Edgar G Brode |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000016) and Wikidata (Q1133781). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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