Daniel Driscoll

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 6, 1875
Died: June 5, 1955
Age at death: 80
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1908–1916

Career timeline

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4-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Driscoll108,810

Opponents120,112

Elections run

Between 1908 and 1916, Daniel Driscoll ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 2. Driscoll's biggest single-election total was 25,866 votes, in the 1908 U.S. House election in New York's District 35. Driscoll's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in New York's District 42, decided by 448 votes.

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How many votes has Daniel Driscoll received?

Daniel Driscoll has received 108,810 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

Daniel Driscoll’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	15,41147.25%	William Waldow Samuel Fawkes
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	13,08146.94%	Willard H Ticknor (head-to-head) Smith Adam Schembs Alvin W Kyser
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	17,87435.08%	John Clancy Giles H Stilwell Fred Sander Charles W Richards
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	14,85145.7%	Willard H Ticknor (head-to-head) L Bradley Dorr (head-to-head) Samuel Leary (head-to-head) William Stone
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	21,72756.92%	Edward R Keeler Samuel Leary (head-to-head) Mott C Dixon (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	25,86655.24%	L Bradley Dorr (head-to-head) Samuel Leary (head-to-head) Charles Reinagel Mott C Dixon (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000500) and Wikidata (Q5216327). 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.