Daniel Reed

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 15, 1875
Died: February 19, 1959
Age at death: 83
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1918–1958

Career timeline

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21-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Reed1.2M

Opponents600,366

Elections run

Between 1918 and 1958, Daniel Reed ran in 21 U.S. House elections, winning all 21. Reed's biggest single-election total was 93,079 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New York's District 43. Reed's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 43, decided by 11,544 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 43, every U.S. House race in New York's District 45, or all 1958 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Daniel Reed received?

Daniel Reed has received 1,216,851 popular votes across 21 U.S. elections, with a career record of 21–0.

Election history

Daniel Reed’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1958	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	68,89663.78%	Thomas H Lynch (head-to-head) Leo M Brushingham
1956	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	93,07968.67%	Thomas H Lynch (head-to-head)
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	66,85264.79%	Crowley Joseph B Cooper (head-to-head) Nahum E Aldrich
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	91,53466.17%	Johnson Lyle H Furlong Axel W Berggren (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	54,49066%	Alfred E Buck John E Olson (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	58,34060.14%	Hubert D Bliss J A King John E Olson (head-to-head)
1946	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	53,32770.41%	Joseph E Proudman Carl William Lundberg
1944	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	64,45664.13%	Amasa J Parker
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	43,73064.25%	Albert S Barnes (head-to-head) Jesse Fuller Jr.
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	67,52062.23%	Milton A Bissell
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	53,26165.31%	Adolph C Carlson
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	56,12954.91%	Albert S Barnes (head-to-head) Joseph J Obrocta Axel W Berggren (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	42,51363.33%	James C Hogan Smith Howard Albro
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	55,98860.05%	Gerald A Herrick Joseph B Cooper (head-to-head)
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	38,91370.63%	Mattie C Dellone Herman Guntner
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	73,57176.04%	Arthur E Towne
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	44,07373.91%	John B Leach
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	61,76990.96%	J Samuel Fowler
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	40,37470.51%	Frederick Garfield Conrad Axelsohn William J Sanbury
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	52,34374.42%	Fred H Sylvester Gust C Peterson (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	35,69373.38%	Vancleve C Mott Gust C Peterson (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000113) and Wikidata (Q5216337). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Daniel Reed: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/daniel-reed. 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.