David I. Walsh
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 11, 1872
- Died
- June 11, 1947
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1918–1946
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Walsh4.7M
Opponents4.4M
7
Elections run
Between 1918 and 1946, David I. Walsh ran in 7 U.S. Senate elections, winning 5 and losing 2. Walsh's biggest single-election total was 1,088,838 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts. Walsh's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, decided by 19,191 votes.
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How many votes has David I. Walsh received?
David I. Walsh has received 4,700,250 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Lost | 660,20039.72% | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Henning A. Blomen Mark R. Shaw |
| 1940 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,088,83855.64% | Henry Parkman George L. Thompson Philip Frankfeld George L. Paine Horace I. Hillis |
| 1934 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 852,77659.39% | Robert M. Washburn Albert S. Coolidge Barnard Smith Albert L. Waterman Paul C. Wicks |
| 1928 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 818,05553.65% | Benjamin L. Young Alfred B. Lewis John J. Ballam |
| 1926 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts · Special | Won | 525,30352.01% | William M. Butler |
| 1924 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Lost | 547,60048.61% | Frederick H. Gillett Antoinette F. Konikow |
| 1918 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 207,47849.67% | John W. Weeks Thomas W. Lawson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000097) and Wikidata (Q881431). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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