Dean Taylor

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1902
Died: October 16, 1977
Age at death: 75
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1942–1958

Career timeline

1942Rep 1944Rep 1946Rep 1948Rep 1950Rep 1952Rep

1954Rep 1956Rep 1958Rep

9-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Taylor859,724

Opponents416,309

Elections run

Between 1942 and 1958, Dean Taylor ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Taylor's biggest single-election total was 116,682 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New York's District 31. Taylor's closest win came in the 1958 U.S. House election in New York's District 31, decided by 37,927 votes.

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How many votes has Dean Taylor received?

Dean Taylor has received 859,724 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Dean Taylor’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1958	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	87,70463.79%	Earl E Cummins
1956	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	116,68271.83%	Lucian Knapp
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	86,76866.25%	Joseph R Maclaren
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	114,65670.56%	Helen Nolan Neil T J Sullivan (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	100,42568.95%	Joseph T Hammer (head-to-head) George Lafortune T J Sullivan (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	98,61863.65%	Joseph T Hammer (head-to-head) Rockwell Kent
1946	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	89,77869.9%	Fitzgerald
1944	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	95,29962.62%	Thomas P McLoughlin Bell
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	69,7941.97%	John T Degnan

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000070) and Wikidata (Q5246395). 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.