David Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
July 9, 1907
Died
May 15, 1997
Age at death
89
Home state
Nebraska
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1960–1972
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin744,256
Opponents437,717
7
Elections run

Between 1960 and 1972, David Martin ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Martin's biggest single-election total was 133,607 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 3. Martin's closest win came in the 1960 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 4, decided by 3,055 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Nebraska's District 3, every U.S. House race in Nebraska's District 4, or all 1972 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David Martin received?

David Martin has received 744,256 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

David Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HouseNebraskaWon133,60769.58%Warren Fitzgerald
1970U.S. HouseNebraskaWon93,70559.53%Donald Searcy
1968U.S. HouseNebraskaWon123,83867.83%J B Dean
1966U.S. HouseNebraskaWon115,89372.97%John Homan
1964U.S. HouseNebraskaWon104,38052.82%William E Colwell
1962U.S. HouseNebraskaWon103,07965.6%Henry Hoffman
1960U.S. HouseNebraskaWon69,75451.12%Donald F McGinley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000175) and Wikidata (Q1176803). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Martin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-martin-nebraska. 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.