David Potts

U.S. Representative
Born
March 12, 1906
Died
September 11, 1976
Age at death
70
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1946
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Potts58,061
Opponents73,586
1
Elections run

David Potts (1906–1976), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1946 U.S. House election in New York's District 26 with 58,061 votes (44.1%), defeating James Quinn and Daniel Oreilly and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has David Potts received?

David Potts has received 58,061 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Potts’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseNew YorkWon58,06144.1%James Quinn
Daniel Oreilly

Samuel Z Batten
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000471) and Wikidata (Q4409483). 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.