David Powers
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 29, 1896
- Died
- March 28, 1968
- Age at death
- 71
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1932–1944
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Powers410,914
Opponents310,919
7
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1944, David Powers ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Powers's biggest single-election total was 69,834 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4. Powers's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4, decided by 5,523 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 4 or all 1944 U.S. House races.
How many votes has David Powers received?
David Powers has received 410,914 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 68,64755.62% | Don Guinness William C Kauffman (head-to-head) |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 51,49863.79% | A C Thompson William C Kauffman (head-to-head) Manuel Cantor |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 69,83455.93% | Thomas S Dignan William C Kauffman (head-to-head) Gus Napoleon William Strother Jones |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 62,12361.33% | Hughes William C Kauffman (head-to-head) Samuel E Golder |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 58,25852.32% | Joseph A Daly William C Kauffman (head-to-head) William T Love (head-to-head) |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 48,76056.69% | Walter Lincoln Whittlesey William C Kauffman (head-to-head) William T Love (head-to-head) Thomas McNally C D Mendenhall |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 51,79455% | Monell Sayre William C Kauffman (head-to-head) Joseph Wisniewski Russell Y Page |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000488) and Wikidata (Q187451). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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